
Józef Bednarski
Born
January 21, 1941 (84 years old)
Known For
Acting
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.
Known For

Biography: Booker T
Self
2021

Biography: WWE Legends
Ivan Putski (archive footage) · (2 episodes)
2021

WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
Ivan Putski
2006
Luscious Johnny: The Wrestler
Himself
2005

Raw
Ivan Putski · (1 episode)
1993

WWF Wrestling Challenge
Ivan Putski · (1 episode)
1986

The Best of the WWF: volume 6
Ivan Putski
1986

Tag Team Champions
Ivan Putski
1986

The Best of the WWF: volume 5
Ivan Putski
1986
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '85
"Polish Power" Ivan Putski
1985

The Wrestling Classic
Ivan Putski
1985

The Best of the WWF: volume 4
Ivan Putski
1985
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '85
"Polish Power" Ivan Putski
1985

Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
Ivan Putski (archive footage)
1985

Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps and Bodyslams!
Ivan Putski
1985

Best of the WWF Volume 3
Ivan Putski
1985

WWF's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest
Ivan Putski
1985
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '84
"Polish Power" Ivan Putski
1984
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84
"Polish Power" Ivan Putski
1984
WWE at Madison Square Garden: October 17, 1983
Ivan Putski
1983
WWE Showdown at Shea '80
Ivan Putski
1980

The Super Bowl of Wrestling
Himself
1978

The World's Strongest Man
Competitor · (1 episode)
1977

The Wrestling Queen
Ivan Putski
1973