Józef Bednarski
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 21, 1941 (age 85)
- Birthplace
- Kraków, Poland
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
Raw
Biography: WWE Legends
The Wrestling Classic
WWF Superstars
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
WWF Wrestling Challenge
The Wrestling Queen
Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams
Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!
WWE Hall Of Fame 1995
The World's Strongest Man
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
Filmography
Biography: WWE Legends
TV · as Ivan Putski (archive footage) · 2 eps
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
Movie · as Ivan Putski
Luscious Johnny: The Wrestler
Movie · as Himself
WWE Hall Of Fame 1995
Movie · as Self
Raw
TV · as Ivan Putski · 1 ep
The Best of the WWF: volume 5
Movie · as Ivan Putski
The Best of the WWF: volume 6
Movie · as Ivan Putski
Tag Team Champions
Movie · as Ivan Putski
WWF Wrestling Challenge
TV · as Ivan Putski · 1 ep
WWF Superstars
TV · as Ivan Putski · 1 ep
The Wrestling Classic
Movie · as Ivan Putski
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
Movie · as Ivan Putski (archive footage)
Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams
Movie · as Ivan Putski
Best of the WWF Volume 3
Movie · as Ivan Putski
The Best of the WWF: volume 4
Movie · as Ivan Putski
Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!
Movie · as Ivan Putski
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '85
Movie · as "Polish Power" Ivan Putski
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '85
Movie · as "Polish Power" Ivan Putski
The Hulkster Hulk Hogan
Movie · as Ivan Putski
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '84
Movie · as "Polish Power" Ivan Putski
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84
Movie · as "Polish Power" Ivan Putski
Tuesday Night Titans
TV · as "Polish Power" Ivan Putski · 1 ep
WWE at Madison Square Garden: October 17, 1983
Movie · as Ivan Putski
World Class Championship Wrestling
TV · as Ivan Putski · 1 ep
WWE Showdown at Shea '80
Movie · as Ivan Putski
WWF Championship Wrestling
TV · as "Polish Power" Ivan Putski · 6 eps
The Super Bowl of Wrestling
Movie · as Himself
The World's Strongest Man
TV · as Competitor · 1 ep
WWF All-Star Wrestling
TV · as Ivan Putski · 17 eps
The Wrestling Queen
Movie · as Ivan Putski
WWE Old School
TV · as Ivan Putski · 16 eps