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Józef Bednarski
ActorBorn January 21, 1941 (85 years)
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.
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
| 2021 | Biography: WWE Legends (TV Series) · as Ivan Putski (archive Footage) |
| 2013 | WWE for All Mankind: Life & Career of Mick Foley · as Ivan Putski |
| 2007 | The Most Powerful Families in Wrestling · as Ivan Putski |
| 2006 | Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology · as Ivan Putski |
| 2006 | 20 Years Too Soon: Superstar Billy Graham · as Ivan Putski |
| 2004 | WWE Hall of Fame 2004 · as Ivan Putski |
| 2002 | Hollywood Hulk Hogan: Hulk Still Rules · as Ivan Putski |
| 1993 | WWE Raw (TV Series) · as Ivan Putski |
| 1986 | WWF Wrestling Challenge (TV Series) · as Ivan Putski |
| 1986 | WWF Superstars (TV Series) · as Ivan Putski |
| 1985 | WWF: The Wrestling Classic · as Ivan Putski |
| 1985 | WWF Prime Time Wrestling (TV Series) · as Ivan Putski |
| 1985 | Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps and Bodyslams! · as Ivan Putski |
| 1985 | Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest! · as Ivan Putski |
| 1985 | The Hulkster Hulk Hogan · as Ivan Putski |
| 1984 | Tuesday Night Titans (TV Series) · as Ivan Putski |
| 1980 | WWF Championship Wrestling (TV Series) · as "polish Power" Ivan Putski |
| 1977 | The World's Strongest Man (TV Series) · as Competitor |
| 1973 | Wrestling Queen · as Ivan Putski |
| 1973 | WWF on MSG Network (TV Series) · as Wrestler |
| 1973 | WWE Old School (TV Series) · as Ivan Putski |
| 1972 | WWF All-Star Wrestling (TV Series) · as Ivan Putski |
| 1972 | WWF Championship Wrestling (TV Series) · as Ivan Putski |
| 1972 | World Class Championship Wrestling (TV Series) · as Ivan Putski |