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Józef Bednarski

AKA: Ivan Putski
Birthday: 1941-01-21
Birthplace: Kraków, Poland


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.

Filmography

The Wrestling Queen
Character: Ivan Putski
The Wrestling Classic
Character: Ivan Putski

Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
Character: Ivan Putski (archive footage)
WWE Showdown at Shea '80
Character: Ivan Putski

Best of the WWF Volume 3
Character: Ivan Putski
The Best of the WWF: volume 4
Character: Ivan Putski
The Best of the WWF: volume 5
Character: Ivan Putski

The Best of the WWF: volume 6
Character: Ivan Putski
Luscious Johnny: The Wrestler
Character: Himself

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '84
Character: "Polish Power" Ivan Putski
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '85
Character: "Polish Power" Ivan Putski
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '85
Character: "Polish Power" Ivan Putski

WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84
Character: "Polish Power" Ivan Putski
Tag Team Champions
Character: Ivan Putski
The Super Bowl of Wrestling
Character: Himself

Biography: Booker T
Character: Self