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Józef Bednarski

Born January 21, 1941Kraków, Poland30 credits

Józef Bednarski is a Polish former professional wrestler and bodybuilder, best known by the ring name Ivan Putski. He was given the nicknames "The Polish Hammer" and "Polish Power". Putski is a former WWE World Tag Team Champion with Tito Santana. He had a famous feud with "Superstar" Billy Graham over the WWE Championship, which led to many pose-downs, arm wrestling bouts, and long matches between the two. Other rivals included The Iron Sheik, Ivan Koloff, and Jesse "The Body" Ventura, who would refer to Putski as "Puduski" when commentating for WWE. Putski was the first Polish Wrestler to perform in WWE.

Known For

Filmography

Biography: WWE Legends
2021Biography: WWE Legends
as Ivan Putski (archive footage)TV
Raw
1993Raw
as Ivan PutskiTV
Tag Team Champions
1986Tag Team Champions
as Ivan PutskiMovie
W
1985WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '85
as "Polish Power" Ivan PutskiMovie
The Wrestling Classic
1985The Wrestling Classic
as Ivan PutskiMovie
W
1985WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '85
as "Polish Power" Ivan PutskiMovie
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
1985Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
as Ivan Putski (archive footage)Movie
Best of the WWF Volume 3
1985Best of the WWF Volume 3
as Ivan PutskiMovie
The Hulkster Hulk Hogan
1985The Hulkster Hulk Hogan
as Ivan PutskiMovie
W
1984WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '84
as "Polish Power" Ivan PutskiMovie
W
1984WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84
as "Polish Power" Ivan PutskiMovie
Tuesday Night Titans
1984Tuesday Night Titans
as "Polish Power" Ivan PutskiTV
WWF Championship Wrestling
1980WWF Championship Wrestling
as "Polish Power" Ivan PutskiTV
The Wrestling Queen
1973The Wrestling Queen
as Ivan PutskiMovie
WWE Old School
1973WWE Old School
as Ivan PutskiTV