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Józef Bednarski

Jan 21, 1941 (84 years old) in 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.

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WWF Wrestling Challenge
Ivan Putski
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Biography: WWE Legends
Ivan Putski (archive footage)
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WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
Ivan Putski
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Biography: Booker T
Self
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The Wrestling Classic
Ivan Putski
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WWF's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest
Ivan Putski
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Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
Ivan Putski (archive footage)
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Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps and Bodyslams!
Ivan Putski
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WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84
"Polish Power" Ivan Putski
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WWE at Madison Square Garden: October 17, 1983
Ivan Putski

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