Józef Bednarski
Known for: Acting
Born: January 21, 1941
Place of birth: 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.
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Filmography
21 movies · 10 TV shows, newest first
7.4
Biography: WWE Legends
2021
7.9
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
200610.0
Luscious Johnny: The Wrestler
2005
10.0
WWE Hall Of Fame 1995
1995
6.8
Raw
1993
6.8
WWF Wrestling Challenge
1986
7.2
WWF Superstars
1986
NR
The Best of the WWF: volume 6
1986
NR
Tag Team Champions
1986
NR
The Best of the WWF: volume 5
1986NR
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '85
1985
6.2
The Wrestling Classic
1985
NR
The Best of the WWF: volume 4
1985NR
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '85
1985
NR
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
1985
10.0
Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams
1985
NR
Best of the WWF Volume 3
1985
6.0
Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!
1985
NR
The Hulkster Hulk Hogan
1985NR
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '84
1984NR
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84
1984
9.0
Tuesday Night Titans
1984NR
WWE at Madison Square Garden: October 17, 1983
1983
NR
World Class Championship Wrestling
1982NR
WWE Showdown at Shea '80
1980
NR
WWF Championship Wrestling
1980
NR
The Super Bowl of Wrestling
1978
7.0
The World's Strongest Man
1977
NR
WWF All-Star Wrestling
1975
7.3
The Wrestling Queen
1973
NR
WWE Old School
1973