Cast & creator
Józef Bednarski
Best known for Raw, WWF Superstars, WWF Wrestling Challenge
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.
Also known as: Ivan Putski, Polish Power, Polish Hammer
21
film credits
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television credits
32
1973–2021 · acting roles
7.9
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (32)
Showing 32 of 32 credits
Raw
Ivan Putski
1993
WWF Superstars
Ivan Putski
1986
WWF Wrestling Challenge
Ivan Putski
1986
WWF All-Star Wrestling
Ivan Putski
1975
World Class Championship Wrestling
Ivan Putski
1982
WWE Old School
Ivan Putski
1973
Biography: WWE Legends
Ivan Putski (archive footage)
2021
Tuesday Night Titans
"Polish Power" Ivan Putski
1984Tuesday Night Titans
Ivan Putski
1984
The World's Strongest Man
Competitor
1977
WWF Championship Wrestling
"Polish Power" Ivan Putski
1980
Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!
Ivan Putski
1985
Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams
Ivan Putski
1985
WWE Hall Of Fame 1995
Self
1995
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
Ivan Putski
2006
The Hulkster Hulk Hogan
Ivan Putski
1985
The Best of the WWF: volume 4
Ivan Putski
1985
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
Ivan Putski (archive footage)
1985
The Best of the WWF: volume 5
Ivan Putski
1986WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '84
"Polish Power" Ivan Putski
1984
WWE Showdown at Shea '80
Ivan Putski
1980
The Wrestling Classic
Ivan Putski
1985WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84
"Polish Power" Ivan Putski
1984
Best of the WWF Volume 3
Ivan Putski
1985WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '85
"Polish Power" Ivan Putski
1985WWE at Madison Square Garden: October 17, 1983
Ivan Putski
1983
The Best of the WWF: volume 6
Ivan Putski
1986WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '85
"Polish Power" Ivan Putski
1985
The Super Bowl of Wrestling
Himself
1978Luscious Johnny: The Wrestler
Himself
2005
Tag Team Champions
Ivan Putski
1986
The Wrestling Queen
Ivan Putski
1973