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The Crusher (wrestler)

Index The Crusher (wrestler)

Reginald Lisowski (July 11, 1926 – October 22, 2005) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, The Crusher (sometimes Crusher Lisowski to distinguish him from other Crushers, such as Crusher Blackwell). [1]

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American Wrestling Association

The American Wrestling Association (AWA) was an American professional wrestling promotion based in Minneapolis, Minnesota that ran from 1960 to 1991.

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Armlock

An armlock in grappling is a single or double joint lock that hyperextends, hyperflexes or hyperrotates the elbow joint or shoulder joint.

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AWA World Heavyweight Championship

The AWA World Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship and the highest ranked championship in the defunct American Wrestling Association (AWA).

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AWA World Tag Team Championship

The American Wrestling Association (AWA) World Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling world tag team championship in the American Wrestling Association from 1960 until the promotion folded in 1991.

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¡Adios Amigos!

¡Adios Amigos! is the fourteenth and final studio album by the American punk rock band the Ramones.

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Baron von Raschke

James Donald Raschke (born October 17, 1940) is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Baron von Raschke.

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Billy Jack Haynes

William Albert Haynes III (born July 10, 1953) is a retired American professional wrestler better known as Billy Jack Haynes.

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Billy Robinson

Billy Robinson (September 18, 1938 – March 3, 2014) was a British professional wrestler, author and catch wrestling instructor.

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Bolo punch

A bolo punch is a punch used in martial arts.

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Bricklayer

A bricklayer, which is related to but different from a mason, is a craftsman who lays bricks to construct brickwork.

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Bruno Sammartino

Bruno Leopoldo Francesco Sammartino (October 6, 1935 – April 18, 2018) was an Italian-born American professional wrestler, best known for his work with the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF, now WWE).

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Cauliflower Alley Club

The Cauliflower Alley Club is a non-profit fraternal organization, which includes a newsletter and website, comprising both retired and active professional wrestlers and boxers in North America.

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David Letterman

David Michael Letterman (born April 12, 1947) is an American television host, comedian, writer, and producer.

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Demolition (professional wrestling)

Demolition is a professional wrestling tag team most prominent during the late 1980s and early 1990s in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) made up of Ax (Bill Eadie), Smash (Barry Darsow), and later Crush (Brian Adams).

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Dick the Bruiser

William Fritz Afflis (June 27, 1929 – November 10, 1991) was an American professional wrestler and football player, better known by his ring name, Dick the Bruiser.

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Eye-gouging

Eye-gouging is the act of pressing or tearing the eye using the fingers or instruments.

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Fred Kohler

Fred Kohler (April 20, 1888 – October 28, 1938) was an American actor.

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Fred Kohler Enterprises

Fred Kohler Enterprises, Inc. was a company established by businessman Frederick Koch (1903–1969) – known professionally as Fred Kohler – to promote professional wrestling in Chicago, Illinois in the United States.

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Georgia Championship Wrestling

Georgia Championship Wrestling was a professional wrestling promotion whose self-titled TV program aired in the 1970s and 1980s on Atlanta, U.S., superstation WTBS.

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Germany

Germany (Deutschland), officially the Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesrepublik Deutschland), is a sovereign state in central-western Europe.

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Harley Race

Harley Leland Race (born April 11, 1943) is an American former professional wrestler and current promoter and trainer.

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House show

A house show or live event is a professional wrestling event produced by a major promotion that is not televised, though they can be recorded.

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Hulk Hogan

Terry Gene Bollea (born August 11, 1953), better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American retired professional wrestler, actor, television personality, entrepreneur and musician.

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Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance

Nihon Puroresu Kyōkai (日本プロレス協会, Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance or Japan Wrestling Association) was the first professional wrestling promotion to be based in Japan.

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Jerry Blackwell

Jerry Blackwell (April 26, 1949 – January 22, 1995) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name "Crusher" Jerry Blackwell.

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Jerry Lawler

Jerry O'Neil Lawler (born November 29, 1949), better known as Jerry "The King" Lawler, is an American professional wrestler and color commentator signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) under the company's legends program.

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Johnny Valentine

John Theodore Wisniski (September 22, 1928 – April 24, 2001), better known by his ring name Johnny Valentine, was an American professional wrestler with a career spanning almost three decades.

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Ken Patera

Kenneth Wayne Patera (born November 6, 1942) is an American retired professional wrestler, Olympic weightlifter, and strongman competitor from the United States.

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Larry Hennig

Larry "The Axe" Hennig (born June 18, 1936) is an American retired professional wrestler.

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List of Pro Wrestling Illustrated awards

This is a list of both active and inactive Pro Wrestling Illustrated awards which are voted on by Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) readers every year from 1972 onwards, expanding to more categories in later years.

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List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards

This is a list of both active and inactive Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards created by professional wrestling journalist Dave Meltzer.

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Maple Leaf Wrestling

Maple Leaf Wrestling was the unofficial name in the 1970s and 1980s of the professional wrestling promotion run by Frank Tunney in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Maurice Vachon

Joseph Maurice Régis Vachon (September 1, 1929 − November 21, 2013) was a Canadian professional wrestler, best known by his ring name Mad Dog Vachon.

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Meat packing industry

The meat packing industry handles the slaughtering, processing, packaging, and distribution of animals such as cattle, pigs, sheep and other livestock.

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Milwaukee

Milwaukee is the largest city in the state of Wisconsin and the fifth-largest city in the Midwestern United States.

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Minneapolis

Minneapolis is the county seat of Hennepin County, and the larger of the Twin Cities, the 16th-largest metropolitan area in the United States.

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Minnesota Public Radio

Minnesota Public Radio (MPR), is a public radio network for the state of Minnesota.

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Mr. Fuji

Harry Masayoshi Fujiwara (May 4, 1934 – August 28, 2016) was an American professional wrestler and manager, known professionally by his ring name Mr.

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Nebraska Heavyweight Championship

The Nebraska Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling championship originally sanctioned by the Nebraska office of the National Wrestling Alliance and later the American Wrestling Association.

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Nelson hold

A nelson hold is a grappling hold which is executed from behind the opponent, generally when both are on the mat face down with the opponent under the aggressor.

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NWA Canadian Open Tag Team Championship

The NWA Canadian Open Tag Team Championship was the top tag team professional wrestling championship in the Canadian promotion Maple Leaf Wrestling from 1952 through 1961.

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NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship

The NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship was the top tag team championship in Georgia Championship Wrestling from 1968 to 1980, when it was replaced with the NWA National Tag Team Championship.

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NWA International Tag Team Championship

This was a regional NWA championship based in Japan.

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NWA World Tag Team Championship (Chicago version)

The Chicago version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling championship promoted by the Chicago-based Fred Kohler Enterprises, a member of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA).

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NWA World Tag Team Championship (Minneapolis version)

From January 8, 1957, through August 1960 the NWA Minneapolis Wrestling and Boxing Club promoted the Minneapolis version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship as the main professional wrestling championship for tag teams on their shows held in and around Minneapolis.

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Omaha, Nebraska

Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska and the county seat of Douglas County.

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Over the Edge: In Your House

Over the Edge: In Your House was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF).

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Polka

The polka is originally a Czech dance and genre of dance music familiar throughout Europe and the Americas.

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Pro Wrestling Illustrated

Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) is an American produced, internationally sold professional wrestling magazine that was founded in 1979.

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Professional wrestling

Professional wrestling (often shortened to pro wrestling or simply wrestling) is a form of sports entertainment which combines athletics with theatrical performance.

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Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum

The Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame (PWHF) and Museum is an American professional wrestling hall of fame and museum located in Wichita Falls, Texas.

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Psychedelic Jungle

Psychedelic Jungle is the second album by the American garage punk band the Cramps.

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Ramones

The Ramones were an American punk rock band that formed in the New York City neighborhood of Forest Hills, Queens, in 1974.

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Red Bastien

Rolland "Red" Bastien (January 27, 1931 – August 11, 2012) was an American professional wrestler.

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Ring name

A ring name is a name assumed for professional purposes by a professional wrestler, martial artist or boxer.

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South Milwaukee, Wisconsin

South Milwaukee is a city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States.

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St. Paul Pioneer Press

The St.

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Stan Holek

Stan Holek (April 4, 1933 – November 28, 2015) was a Canadian professional wrestler, better known by his ring names, Stan Lisowski and Stan Neilson.

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Stone Cold Steve Austin

Steve Austin (born Steven James Anderson on December 18, 1964, later Steven James Williams),Steve Austin. ''The Stone Cold Truth'' (pp. 10, 12–13), better known by the ring name "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, is an American retired professional wrestler, actor, and television host.

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The Cramps

The Cramps were an American punk rock band formed in 1976 and active until 2009.

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The Machines (professional wrestling)

The Machines were a professional wrestling stable that performed in the World Wrestling Federation in 1986 and 1987.

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The Sandman (wrestler)

James Fullington (born June 16, 1963) better known by his ring name The Sandman, is a semi-retired American professional wrestler, best known for his career with Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), where he developed into a "Hardcore Icon".

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The Washington Post

The Washington Post is a major American daily newspaper founded on December 6, 1877.

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The Wrestler (1974 film)

The Wrestler is a 1974 independent film produced by professional wrestler Verne Gagne and W.R. Frank, starring Ed Asner as Frank Bass, a wrestling promoter.

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Tommy Rich

Thomas Richardson (born July 26, 1956) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, "Wildfire" Tommy Rich.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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Verne Gagne

Laverne Clarence Gagne (February 26, 1926 – April 27, 2015) was an American professional wrestler, football player, wrestling trainer, and wrestling promoter.

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WCW Hall of Fame

The World Championship Wrestling (WCW) Hall of Fame was an American professional wrestling hall of fame maintained by World Championship Wrestling (WCW).

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World Championship Wrestling

World Championship Wrestling, Inc. (WCW) was an American professional wrestling promotion, historically based in Atlanta, Georgia.

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World Heavyweight Championship (Omaha)

The World Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship sanctioned by a group of National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) promoters led by the NWA affiliate in Omaha, Nebraska, United States.

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World Wrestling Association (Indianapolis)

The World Wrestling Association was an Indianapolis-based professional wrestling promotion which was operated by Dick "The Bruiser" Afflis and his business partner Wilbur Snyder.

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Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame

The Wrestling Observer Newsletter (WON) Hall of Fame is a professional wrestling hall of fame that recognizes people who make significant contributions to the sport.

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WWA World Tag Team Championship

The WWA World Tag Team Championship was the primary tag team title in the Indianapolis-based World Wrestling Association from the promotion's formation in 1964 until the late 1980s when the promotion closed.

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WWE

World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., d/b/a WWE, is an American integrated media and entertainment company that primarily is known for professional wrestling.

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Crusher Lisowski, Reggie Lisowski, Reginald Lisowski.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crusher_(wrestler)

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