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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1/21/1941
Place of Birth
Kraków, Poland
Also Known As
Ivan PutskiPolish PowerPolish Hammer
Józef Bednarski
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 p...
Known For

WWE Hall Of Fame 1995
as Self

The Hulkster Hulk Hogan
as Ivan Putski

The Best of the WWF: volume 4
as Ivan Putski

WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
as Ivan Putski

The Super Bowl of Wrestling
as Himself

The Best of the WWF: volume 5
as Ivan Putski

Tag Team Champions
as Ivan Putski

Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams
as Ivan Putski

The Best of the WWF: volume 6
as Ivan Putski

The Wrestling Classic
as Ivan Putski

Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!
as Ivan Putski

The Wrestling Queen
as Ivan Putski

Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
as Ivan Putski (archive footage)

Best of the WWF Volume 3
as Ivan Putski
Career Timeline
1986
1985
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '85
as "Polish Power" Ivan Putski
The Wrestling Classic
as Ivan Putski
The Best of the WWF: volume 4
as Ivan Putski
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '85
as "Polish Power" 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
Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!
as Ivan Putski
The Hulkster Hulk Hogan
as Ivan Putski