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.

Most Famous Work

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WWE Raw

(1993) Ivan Putski

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WWF Wrestling Challenge

(1986) Ivan Putski

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Biography: WWE Legends

(2021) Ivan Putski (archive footage)

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The World's Strongest Man

(1977) Competitor

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The Wrestling Queen

(1973) Ivan Putski

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WWF's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest

(1985) Ivan Putski

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WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology

(2006) Ivan Putski

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WWE Showdown at Shea '80

(1980) Ivan Putski

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2021	Ivan Putski (archive footage)	Biography: WWE Legends 2021-04-18 TV Show
2006	Ivan Putski	WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology 2006-10-17 Movie
2005	Himself	Luscious Johnny: The Wrestler 2005-01-01 Movie
1993	Ivan Putski	WWE Raw 1993-01-11 TV Show
1986	Ivan Putski	WWF Wrestling Challenge 1986-09-07 TV Show
	Ivan Putski	The Best of the WWF: volume 6 1986-05-02 Movie
	Ivan Putski	Tag Team Champions 1986-03-01 Movie
	Ivan Putski	The Best of the WWF: volume 5 1986-01-01 Movie
1985	"Polish Power" Ivan Putski	WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '85 1985-11-10 Movie
	Ivan Putski	The Wrestling Classic 1985-11-07 Movie
	Ivan Putski	The Best of the WWF: volume 4 1985-09-01 Movie
	"Polish Power" Ivan Putski	WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '85 1985-04-21 Movie
	Ivan Putski (archive footage)	Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports 1985-03-01 Movie
	Ivan Putski	Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps and Bodyslams! 1985-01-01 Movie
	Ivan Putski	WWF's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest 1985-01-01 Movie
	Ivan Putski	Best of the WWF Volume 3 1985-01-01 Movie
1984	"Polish Power" Ivan Putski	WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '84 1984-09-23 Movie
	"Polish Power" Ivan Putski	WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84 1984-07-15 Movie
1980	Ivan Putski	WWE Showdown at Shea '80 1980-08-09 Movie
1978	Himself	The Super Bowl of Wrestling 1978-01-25 Movie
1977	Competitor	The World's Strongest Man 1977-12-24 TV Show
1973	Ivan Putski	The Wrestling Queen 1973-11-01 Movie
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