Józef Bednarski
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
- Acting
- Born
- 1941-01-21 · Kraków, Poland
Known for
- Raw (1993) — Ivan Putski
- Biography: WWE Legends (2021) — Ivan Putski (archive footage)
- The Wrestling Classic (1985) — Ivan Putski
- WWF Superstars (1986) — Ivan Putski
- WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology (2006) — Ivan Putski
- WWF Wrestling Challenge (1986) — Ivan Putski
- The Wrestling Queen (1973) — Ivan Putski
- Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams (1985) — Ivan Putski
- Tuesday Night Titans (1984) — "Polish Power" Ivan Putski
- Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest! (1985) — Ivan Putski
- Luscious Johnny: The Wrestler (2005) — Himself
- WWE Hall Of Fame 1995 (1995) — Self
- The World's Strongest Man (1977) — Competitor
- Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports (1985) — Ivan Putski (archive footage)
- WWE Showdown at Shea '80 (1980) — Ivan Putski
- Best of the WWF Volume 3 (1985) — Ivan Putski