A crusher is a machine designed to reduce large solid chunks of raw material into smaller ones. Crusher or The Crusher may also refer to:

People

* "Crusher", nickname of Noel Cleal (born 1958), Australian former rugby league footballer * "Crusher Yurkof", early ring name for professional wrestler

Bam Bam Bigelow Scott Charles Bigelow (September 1, 1961 – January 19, 2007) was an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Bam Bam Bigelow. Recognizable by his close to 400-pound frame and the distinctive flame tattoo that spanned most ...

(1961–2007) *

Jerry Blackwell Jerry Blackwell (April 26, 1949 – January 22, 1995) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name "Crusher" Jerry Blackwell. Blackwell competed in the 1979 World's Strongest Man contest, but withdrew early in the competi ...

(1949–1995), American professional wrestler known as "Crusher Blackwell" *

Judith Collins Judith Anne Collins (born 24 February 1959) is a New Zealand politician who served as the Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the New Zealand National Party from 14 July 2020 to 25 November 2021. She was the second female Leader of the Natio ...

(born 1959), New Zealand politician and lawyer known as "Crusher Collins" * "Krusher Khruschev", early ring name for professional wrestler

Barry Darsow Barry Allen Darsow (born October 6, 1959) is an American retired professional wrestler who performed as Smash, one half of the tag team Demolition. He also wrestled as Krusher Kruschev, Repo Man, The Blacktop Bully and "Mr. Hole in One" Barry D ...

(born 1959) * "Crusher Bloomfield" and "Crusher Gray", early ring names for professional wrestler

One Man Gang George Gray (born February 12, 1960) is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, (The) One Man Gang. For two years in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), he was Akeem "The African Dream". Prior to this, he w ...

(born George Gray in 1960) *

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). In his obitu ...

, ring name of Reginald Lisowski, a former professional wrestler *

Steve Casey Stephen Casey (4 December 1908 – 10 January 1987) was an Irish sport rower and world champion professional wrestler. He was the second Irish wrestler, after Danno O'Mahoney, to become a world champion. Rowing Casey was the eldest of seven ...

(1908–1987), Irish rower and professional wrestler known as "Crusher Casey" * Yusuke Kawaguchi (born 1980), Japanese mixed martial artist and professional wrestler *

Connor Michalek Connor Michalek (2005 – April 25, 2014) was an American WWE fan who received considerable media attention after a social media campaign for him to meet Daniel Bryan, his favorite professional wrestler. He later met Bryan and other WWE performe ...

(2005–2014), professional wrestling fan nicknamed "The Crusher"

Fictional characters

Absorbing Man Absorbing Man (Carl "Crusher" Creel) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He first appeared in ''Journey into Mystery'' #114, cover dated March 1965, created by writer Stan Lee and writer/artist Ja ...

(Carl "Crusher" Creel), a Marvel Comics villain * ''Crusher'', the name of an Earth-element character in '' Skylanders: Giants'' *

Beverly Crusher Beverly Crusher is a fictional character in the ''Star Trek'' franchise played by Gates McFadden. Debuting in the television series, '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'', McFadden appeared in every season except for the second, as well as its spin ...

, Jack Crusher, and

Wesley Crusher Wesley Crusher is a fictional character in the ''Star Trek'' franchise. He appears regularly in the first four seasons of the television series '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' (''TNG''), and sporadically in its next three seasons. He also app ...

, in the television series ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' and in some cases the related films * Crusher, a recurring character in TV show ''The Simpsons'' *

Crusher (comics) Crusher is the name of three supervillains appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Publication history The first Crusher first appeared in ''Thor'' #130 and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. The second Crusher first ...

, three Marvel Comics villains *

Crusher Joe is a series of science fiction novels written by Haruka Takachiho and published by Asahi Sonorama from 1977 to 2005 (an additional trilogy was published between 2013 and 2016). During the late 1970s one of the founding fathers of Studi ...

, science fiction light novels by Haruka Takachiho (also exist as an animated film) * Crusher, or Moses, in the anime series ''Beyblade'': see

BEGA League This list includes characters from the original Beyblade series. Main characters ; : :The main protagonist of ''Beyblade''. Master of sacred bit-beast Dragoon. ; : :A cold-hearted and ruthless Russian beyblader. Tyson's fated rival, and through m ...

* Milburn or "Crusher", in the British sitcom ''Last of the Summer Wine'' * Crusher, a recurring sometimes antagonistic character from '' Blaze and the Monster Machines''

Music

* ''The Crusher'' (album), a 2001 album by melodic death metal band Amon Amarth * "The Crusher", a song by Dee Dee King * "The Crusher", a song by The Novas about the wrestler. * "The Crusher", a song by the Ramones from '' Adios Amigos''

Sports teams

Canada

* Orangeville Crushers, a former Canadian Junior "A" ice hockey team from Orangeville, Ontario *

Pictou County Crushers The Pictou County Crushers (also commonly known as Weeks Jr. A Crushers due to a sponsorship deal with Weeks Construction) are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. They are in the Maritime Junior Hockey League's E ...

, a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia * Shallow Lake Crushers, a senior hockey team based out of Shallow Lake, Ontario

United States

Connecticut Crushers The Connecticut Crushers were a women's American football team based in Hartford, and were a member of the Independent Women's Football League since 2009. Home games were played at Dillon Stadium Trinity Health Stadium (formerly Dillon Sta ...

, a women's American football team based in Hartford, Connecticut *

Lake Erie Crushers The Lake Erie Crushers are a professional baseball team based in Avon, Ohio, a city near the southern shore of Lake Erie. They are members of the West Division of the Frontier League, an independent baseball league which is not affiliated with Ma ...

, a Frontier League professional baseball team based in Avon, Ohio *

Sonoma County Crushers The Sonoma County Crushers were a minor league baseball team located in Rohnert Park, California. They were a member of the independent Western Baseball League, and were not affiliated with any Major League Baseball team. The team was one of the ...

, a former minor league baseball team in California

Elsewhere

* Caithness Crushers, a Scottish rugby league team based in Thurso *

South Queensland Crushers The South Queensland Crushers were an Australian rugby league football club based in Brisbane, Queensland. In 1992 it was decided that the team would be admitted into the New South Wales Rugby League competition, along with three other teams, a ...

, an Australian rugby league team

Other uses

* Crusher (robot), a military robot vehicle * ''The Crusher'' (1917 film), an American silent film * A potato masher, or crusher