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.
Filmography
Cast Credits
Biography: WWE Legends
Character: Ivan Putski (archive footage)
TV • 2021
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
Character: Ivan Putski
MOVIE • 2006
Luscious Johnny: The Wrestler
Character: Himself
MOVIE • 2005
Raw
Character: Ivan Putski
TV • 1993
WWF Wrestling Challenge
Character: Ivan Putski
TV • 1986
The Best of the WWF: volume 6
Character: Ivan Putski
MOVIE • 1986
Tag Team Champions
Character: Ivan Putski
MOVIE • 1986
The Best of the WWF: volume 5
Character: Ivan Putski
MOVIE • 1986
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '85
Character: "Polish Power" Ivan Putski
MOVIE • 1985
The Wrestling Classic
Character: Ivan Putski
MOVIE • 1985
The Best of the WWF: volume 4
Character: Ivan Putski
MOVIE • 1985
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '85
Character: "Polish Power" Ivan Putski
MOVIE • 1985
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
Character: Ivan Putski (archive footage)
MOVIE • 1985
Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps and Bodyslams!
Character: Ivan Putski
MOVIE • 1985
Best of the WWF Volume 3
Character: Ivan Putski
MOVIE • 1985
WWF's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest
Character: Ivan Putski
MOVIE • 1985
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '84
Character: "Polish Power" Ivan Putski
MOVIE • 1984
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84
Character: "Polish Power" Ivan Putski
MOVIE • 1984
Tuesday Night Titans
Character: "Polish Power" Ivan Putski
TV • 1984
Tuesday Night Titans
Character: Ivan Putski
TV • 1984