Józef Bednarski
ActingAlso Known 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 would refer to Putski as "Puduski" when commentating for WWE. Putski was the first Polish Wrestler to perform in WWE.
Movies
(21 total)
The Wrestling Classic
as Ivan Putski
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
as Ivan Putski
The Wrestling Queen
as Ivan Putski
Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams
as Ivan Putski
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
as Ivan Putski (archive footage)
Best of the WWF Volume 3
as Ivan Putski
The Best of the WWF: volume 4
as Ivan Putski
The Best of the WWF: volume 5
as Ivan Putski
The Best of the WWF: volume 6
as Ivan Putski
Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!
as Ivan Putski
Tag Team Champions
as Ivan Putski
The Super Bowl of Wrestling
as Himself
The Hulkster Hulk Hogan
as Ivan Putski
TV Shows
(10 total)
Raw
as Ivan Putski
Biography: WWE Legends
as Ivan Putski (archive footage)
WWF Wrestling Challenge
as Ivan Putski
Tuesday Night Titans
as "Polish Power" Ivan Putski
Tuesday Night Titans
as Ivan Putski
WWF Championship Wrestling
as "Polish Power" Ivan Putski
The World's Strongest Man
as Competitor
WWF All-Star Wrestling
as Ivan Putski
World Class Championship Wrestling
as Ivan Putski
WWE Old School
as Ivan Putski