
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1941-01-21
Place of Birth
Kraków, Poland
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.
Known For

Raw
as Ivan Putski

Biography: WWE Legends
as Ivan Putski (archive footage)

The Wrestling Classic
as Ivan Putski

WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
as Ivan Putski

WWF Wrestling Challenge
as Ivan Putski

The Wrestling Queen
as Ivan Putski

Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams
as Ivan Putski

Tuesday Night Titans
as "Polish Power" Ivan Putski

Tuesday Night Titans
as Ivan Putski

WWF Championship Wrestling
as "Polish Power" Ivan Putski