Józef Bednarski
Birthday
1941/01/21 (84 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Kraków, Poland
Also know as
Ivan Putski, Polish Power, Polish Hammer
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 wou...Read more
Acting
(1973) The Wrestling Queen
as Ivan Putski
(1985) The Wrestling Classic
as Ivan Putski
(2006) WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
as Ivan Putski
(1985) Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
as Ivan Putski (archive footage)
(1980) WWE Showdown at Shea '80
as Ivan Putski
(1985) Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams
as Ivan Putski
(1985) Best of the WWF Volume 3
as Ivan Putski
(1985) The Best of the WWF: volume 4
as Ivan Putski
(1986) The Best of the WWF: volume 5
as Ivan Putski
(1986) The Best of the WWF: volume 6
as Ivan Putski
(1985) Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!
as Ivan Putski
(2005) Luscious Johnny: The Wrestler
as Himself
(1984) WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '84
as "Polish Power" Ivan Putski
(1985) WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '85
as "Polish Power" Ivan Putski
(1985) WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '85
as "Polish Power" Ivan Putski
(1984) WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84
as "Polish Power" Ivan Putski
(1986) Tag Team Champions
as Ivan Putski
(1978) The Super Bowl of Wrestling
as Himself
(1983) WWE at Madison Square Garden: October 17, 1983
as Ivan Putski
(1985) The Hulkster Hulk Hogan
as Ivan Putski
(1995) WWE Hall Of Fame 1995
as Self
(2021) Biography: WWE Legends
as Ivan Putski (archive footage)
(1977) The World's Strongest Man
as Competitor
(1993) Raw
as Ivan Putski
(1986) WWF Wrestling Challenge
as Ivan Putski
(1975) WWF All-Star Wrestling
as Ivan Putski
(1982) World Class Championship Wrestling
as Ivan Putski
(1973) WWE Old School
as Ivan Putski
(1984) Tuesday Night Titans
as "Polish Power" Ivan Putski
(1984) Tuesday Night Titans
as Ivan Putski
(1980) WWF Championship Wrestling
as "Polish Power" Ivan Putski