Józef Bednarski

Also 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.

Department: Acting

Place of Birth: Kraków, Poland

Birthday: January 21, 1941

Adult: No

Gender: Male

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Known For:

The Wrestling Queen
The Wrestling Classic
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
WWE Showdown at Shea '80
Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps and Bodyslams!
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
WWF's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest
Luscious Johnny: The Wrestler
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
Tag Team Champions
The Super Bowl of Wrestling
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