Józef Bednarski
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1941-01-21 (84 years old)
Place of Birth
Kraków, Poland
Józef Bednarski
Biography
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
Acting
(2021)
Biography: Booker T
as Self
(2006)
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
as Ivan Putski
(2005)
Luscious Johnny: The Wrestler
as Himself
(1986)
Tag Team Champions
as Ivan Putski
(1986)
The Best of the WWF: volume 6
as Ivan Putski
(1986)
The Best of the WWF: volume 5
as Ivan Putski
(1985)
Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps and Bodyslams!
as Ivan Putski
(1985)
The Wrestling Classic
as Ivan Putski
(1985)
WWF's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest
as Ivan Putski
(1985)
The Best of the WWF: volume 4
as Ivan Putski
(1985)
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '85
as "Polish Power" Ivan Putski
(1985)
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '85
as "Polish Power" Ivan Putski
(1985)
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
as Ivan Putski (archive footage)
(1985)
Best of the WWF Volume 3
as Ivan Putski
(1984)
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '84
as "Polish Power" Ivan Putski
(1984)
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84
as "Polish Power" Ivan Putski
(1983)
WWE at Madison Square Garden: October 17, 1983
as Ivan Putski
(1980)
WWE Showdown at Shea '80
as Ivan Putski
(1978)
The Super Bowl of Wrestling
as Himself
(1973)
The Wrestling Queen
as Ivan Putski