Person Details

Birthday: 1941-01-21 02:25:11

Aliases: Ivan Putski , Polish Power , Polish Hammer

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Kraków, Poland

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Movie Involvements: 7

TV Involvements: 3


Most Famous Work

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 Ventura, who would refer to Putski as "Puduski" when commentating for WWE. Putski was the first Polish Wrestler to perform in WWE.

Most Famous Work

WWE Raw
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7

WWE Raw

(1993) Ivan Putski
WWF Wrestling Challenge
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7

WWF Wrestling Challenge

(1986) Ivan Putski
Biography: WWE Legends
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7

Biography: WWE Legends

(2021) Ivan Putski (archive footage)
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
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10
WWF's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest
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0
Tag Team Champions
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Tag Team Champions

(1986) Ivan Putski
The Wrestling Classic
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6

The Wrestling Classic

(1985) Ivan Putski
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
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Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports

(1985) Ivan Putski (archive footage)

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