Józef Bednarski
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 21, 1941
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology 2006
as Ivan Putski
- Luscious Johnny: The Wrestler
Luscious Johnny: The Wrestler 2005
as Himself
WWE Hall Of Fame 1995 1995
as Self
The Best of the WWF: volume 6 1986
as Ivan Putski
Tag Team Champions 1986
as Ivan Putski
The Best of the WWF: volume 5 1986
as Ivan Putski
- WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '85
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '85 1985
as "Polish Power" Ivan Putski
The Wrestling Classic 1985
as Ivan Putski
The Best of the WWF: volume 4 1985
as Ivan Putski
- WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '85
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '85 1985
as "Polish Power" Ivan Putski
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports 1985
as Ivan Putski (archive footage)
The Hulkster Hulk Hogan 1985
as Ivan Putski
Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest! 1985
as Ivan Putski
Best of the WWF Volume 3 1985
as Ivan Putski
Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams 1985
as Ivan Putski
- WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '84
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '84 1984
as "Polish Power" Ivan Putski
- WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84 1984
as "Polish Power" Ivan Putski
- WWE at Madison Square Garden: October 17, 1983
WWE at Madison Square Garden: October 17, 1983 1983
as Ivan Putski
WWE Showdown at Shea '80 1980
as Ivan Putski
The Super Bowl of Wrestling 1978
as Himself
The Wrestling Queen 1973
as Ivan Putski
Credits from TMDB.