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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 21, 1941
Place of Birth
Kraków, Poland
Also Known As
- Ivan Putski
- Polish Power
- Polish Hammer
Józef Bednarski
0.2 Popularity
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 perform in WWE.
Known For
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Ivan Putski (archive footage)
Biography: WWE Legends
2021
7.9
Ivan Putski
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
2006
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0.0
Himself
Luscious Johnny: The Wrestler
2005
10.0
Self
WWE Hall Of Fame 1995
1995
6.8
Ivan Putski
Raw
1993
6.8
Ivan Putski
WWF Wrestling Challenge
1986
0.0
Ivan Putski
The Best of the WWF: volume 6
1986
0.0
Ivan Putski
Tag Team Champions
1986
0.0
Ivan Putski
The Best of the WWF: volume 5
1986
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0.0
"Polish Power" Ivan Putski
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '85
1985
Credits
Biography: WWE Legends
as Ivan Putski (archive footage)
2021
6.8
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
as Ivan Putski
2006
7.9
🎬
Luscious Johnny: The Wrestler
as Himself
2005
0.0
WWE Hall Of Fame 1995
as Self
1995
10.0
Raw
as Ivan Putski
1993
6.8
WWF Wrestling Challenge
as Ivan Putski
1986
6.8
The Best of the WWF: volume 6
as Ivan Putski
1986
0.0
Tag Team Champions
as Ivan Putski
1986
0.0
The Best of the WWF: volume 5
as Ivan Putski
1986
0.0
🎬
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '85
as "Polish Power" Ivan Putski
1985
0.0
The Wrestling Classic
as Ivan Putski
1985
6.1
The Best of the WWF: volume 4
as Ivan Putski
1985
0.0
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WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '85
as "Polish Power" Ivan Putski
1985
0.0
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
as Ivan Putski (archive footage)
1985
0.0
Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams
as Ivan Putski
1985
10.0
Best of the WWF Volume 3
as Ivan Putski
1985
0.0
Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!
as Ivan Putski
1985
0.0
The Hulkster Hulk Hogan
as Ivan Putski
1985
0.0
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WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '84
as "Polish Power" Ivan Putski
1984
0.0
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WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84
as "Polish Power" Ivan Putski
1984
0.0
Tuesday Night Titans
as "Polish Power" Ivan Putski
1984
10.0
Tuesday Night Titans
as Ivan Putski
1984
10.0
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WWE at Madison Square Garden: October 17, 1983
as Ivan Putski
1983
0.0
World Class Championship Wrestling
as Ivan Putski
1982
0.0
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WWE Showdown at Shea '80
as Ivan Putski
1980
0.0
WWF Championship Wrestling
as "Polish Power" Ivan Putski
1980
6.0
The Super Bowl of Wrestling
as Himself
1978
0.0
The World's Strongest Man
as Competitor
1977
0.0
WWF All-Star Wrestling
as Ivan Putski
1975
0.0
The Wrestling Queen
as Ivan Putski
1973
6.0
WWE Old School
as Ivan Putski
1973
0.0