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Józef Bednarski
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…
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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.
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2021
Biography: WWE Legends
TV show Ivan Putski (archive footage)
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2006
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
Movie Ivan Putski
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2005
Luscious Johnny: The Wrestler
Movie Himself
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1995
WWE Hall Of Fame 1995
Movie Self
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1993
Raw
TV show Ivan Putski
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1986
WWF Superstars
TV show Ivan Putski
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1986
WWF Wrestling Challenge
TV show Ivan Putski
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1986
The Best of the WWF: volume 6
Movie Ivan Putski
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1986
Tag Team Champions
Movie Ivan Putski
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1986
The Best of the WWF: volume 5
Movie Ivan Putski
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1985
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '85
Movie "Polish Power" Ivan Putski
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1985
The Wrestling Classic
Movie Ivan Putski
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1985
The Best of the WWF: volume 4
Movie Ivan Putski
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1985
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '85
Movie "Polish Power" Ivan Putski
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1985
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
Movie Ivan Putski (archive footage)
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1985
Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!
Movie Ivan Putski
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1985
Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams
Movie Ivan Putski
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1985
Best of the WWF Volume 3
Movie Ivan Putski
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1985
The Hulkster Hulk Hogan
Movie Ivan Putski
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1984
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '84
Movie "Polish Power" Ivan Putski
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1984
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84
Movie "Polish Power" Ivan Putski
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1984
Tuesday Night Titans
TV show "Polish Power" Ivan Putski
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1983
WWE at Madison Square Garden: October 17, 1983
Movie Ivan Putski
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1982
World Class Championship Wrestling
TV show Ivan Putski
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1980
WWE Showdown at Shea '80
Movie Ivan Putski
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1980
WWF Championship Wrestling
TV show "Polish Power" Ivan Putski
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1978
The Super Bowl of Wrestling
Movie Himself
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1977
The World's Strongest Man
TV show Competitor
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1975
WWF All-Star Wrestling
TV show Ivan Putski
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1973
The Wrestling Queen
Movie Ivan Putski
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1973
WWE Old School
TV show Ivan Putski
