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Actor
Józef Bednarski
- Born January 21, 1941 in Kraków, Poland
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.
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Putski was the first Polish Wrestler to perform in WWE.
Known for
Raw1993
Biography: WWE Legends2021
The Wrestling Classic1985
WWF Superstars1986
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology2006
WWF Wrestling Challenge1986
The Wrestling Queen1973
Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams1985
Filmography
- 2021Biography: WWE LegendsSeriesIvan Putski (archive footage)
- 2006WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate AnthologyFilmIvan Putski
- 2005Luscious Johnny: The WrestlerFilmHimself
- 1995WWE Hall Of Fame 1995FilmSelf
- 1993RawSeriesIvan Putski
- 1986WWF SuperstarsSeriesIvan Putski
- 1986WWF Wrestling ChallengeSeriesIvan Putski
- 1986The Best of the WWF: volume 5FilmIvan Putski
- 1986The Best of the WWF: volume 6FilmIvan Putski
- 1986Tag Team ChampionsFilmIvan Putski
- 1985The Wrestling ClassicFilmIvan Putski
- 1985Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & BodyslamsFilmIvan Putski
- 1985Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!FilmIvan Putski
- 1985Bob Uecker's Wacky World of SportsFilmIvan Putski (archive footage)
- 1985Best of the WWF Volume 3FilmIvan Putski
- 1985The Best of the WWF: volume 4FilmIvan Putski
- 1985WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '85Film"Polish Power" Ivan Putski
- 1985WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '85Film"Polish Power" Ivan Putski
- 1985The Hulkster Hulk HoganFilmIvan Putski
- 1984Tuesday Night TitansSeries"Polish Power" Ivan Putski, Ivan Putski
- 1984WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '84Film"Polish Power" Ivan Putski
- 1984WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84Film"Polish Power" Ivan Putski
- 1983WWE at Madison Square Garden: October 17, 1983FilmIvan Putski
- 1982World Class Championship WrestlingSeriesIvan Putski
- 1980WWE Showdown at Shea '80FilmIvan Putski
- 1980WWF Championship WrestlingSeries"Polish Power" Ivan Putski
- 1978The Super Bowl of WrestlingFilmHimself
- 1977The World's Strongest ManSeriesCompetitor
- 1975WWF All-Star WrestlingSeriesIvan Putski
- 1973The Wrestling QueenFilmIvan Putski
- 1973WWE Old SchoolSeriesIvan Putski