Acting
Józef Bednarski
EN cinema · 21 credits
Born
21 January 1941 (age 85)
Birthplace
Kraków, Poland
Also known as Ivan Putski · Polish Power · Polish Hammer
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
Filmography
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
as Ivan Putski
The Best of the WWF: volume 5
as Ivan Putski
The Best of the WWF: volume 6
as Ivan Putski
Tag Team Champions
as Ivan Putski
The Wrestling Classic
as Ivan Putski
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
as Ivan Putski (archive footage)
Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams
as Ivan Putski
Best of the WWF Volume 3
as Ivan Putski
The Best of the WWF: volume 4
as Ivan Putski
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '85
1985
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '85
as "Polish Power" Ivan Putski
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '85
1985
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '85
as "Polish Power" Ivan Putski
The Hulkster Hulk Hogan
as Ivan Putski
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '84
1984
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '84
as "Polish Power" Ivan Putski
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84
1984
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84
as "Polish Power" Ivan Putski
WWE at Madison Square Garden: October 17, 1983
1983
WWE at Madison Square Garden: October 17, 1983
as Ivan Putski
WWE Showdown at Shea '80
as Ivan Putski
The Wrestling Queen
as Ivan Putski