Józef Bednarski

Józef Bednarski

  • Birthday: 1941-01-21
  • Place of birth: Kraków, Poland
  • Also know as: Ivan Putski

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.

Filmography

The Wrestling Classic

1985

As Ivan Putski

Tag Team Champions

1986

As Ivan Putski

The Wrestling Queen

1973

As Ivan Putski

WWE Showdown at Shea '80

1980

As Ivan Putski

Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports

1985

As Ivan Putski (archive footage)

Best of the WWF Volume 3

1985

As Ivan Putski

The Best of the WWF: volume 4

1985

As Ivan Putski

The Best of the WWF: volume 5

1986

As Ivan Putski

The Best of the WWF: volume 6

1986

As Ivan Putski

WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84

1984

As "Polish Power" Ivan Putski

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '84

1984

As "Polish Power" Ivan Putski

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '85

1985

As "Polish Power" Ivan Putski

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '85

1985

As "Polish Power" Ivan Putski

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