Józef Bednarski

Acting Jan 21, 1941 (85 years old) 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.

32 Acting Credits

Acting

Raw

as Ivan Putski

1993

Biography: WWE Legends

as Ivan Putski (archive footage)

2021

Józef Bednarski

Acting

Raw

Biography: WWE Legends

The Wrestling Classic

WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology

WWF Wrestling Challenge

The Wrestling Queen

Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams

Tuesday Night Titans

Tuesday Night Titans

Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!

Luscious Johnny: The Wrestler

WWE Hall Of Fame 1995

The World's Strongest Man

WWF Championship Wrestling

Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports

WWE Showdown at Shea '80

Best of the WWF Volume 3

The Best of the WWF: volume 4

The Best of the WWF: volume 5

The Best of the WWF: volume 6

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '84

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '85

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '85

WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84