(1941-01-21) January 21, 1941 (age 83)[1] Kraków, Poland
Children
2, including Scott Putski
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
Ivan Putski[1] Jim Bednarski[2]
Billed height
5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[3]
Billed weight
245 lb (111 kg)[3]
Billed from
Kraków, Poland[1]
Debut
1968[2]
Retired
1999[4]
Józef Bednarski (born January 21, 1941) is a Polish/American former professional wrestler and bodybuilder, best known by the ring name Ivan Putski.[1] He was given the nicknames "the Polish Hammer" and "Polish Power".
Putski is a former WWF World Tag Team Champion with Tito Santana.[1] He had a famous feud with Superstar Billy Graham over the WWF 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 Ventura, who would refer to Putski as "Puduski" when commentating for the WWF. Putski was the first Polish wrestler to perform in the WWF (now WWE).
^ abcdef"Ivan Putski's profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved December 17, 2007.
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^"Ivan Putski Profile & Match Listing". IW Database. Retrieved October 29, 2011.
bodybuilder, best known by the ring name IvanPutski. He was given the nicknames "the Polish Hammer" and "Polish Power". Putski is a former WWF World Tag Team Champion...
ring name Scott Putski, is an American professional wrestler. He is a second generation wrestler, being the son of his trainer IvanPutski, alongside whom...
in his debut match on Championship Wrestling in 1979. He teamed with IvanPutski to defeat Johnny Valiant and Jerry Valiant for the WWF World Tag Team...
trained as a professional wrestler under Skandor Akbar, Scott Casey and IvanPutski. After making his debut in 1989, he competed on the independent circuit...
"Macho Man " Savage (with Miss Elizabeth) then defeated "Polish Power" IvanPutski, though Savage had both his feet on the middle rope for leverage. Ricky...
ring name Rachel Putski, she was billed as the granddaughter of former professional wrestler and 1995 WWF Hall of Famer IvanPutski, though they are not...
1980, in a WWF Tag Team Championship match against Tito Santana and IvanPutski, who retained their title. In the upcoming months, both men became contenders...
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Sölvi Pétursson Phil Pfister Ivan Poddubny Derek Poundstone Wayne Price Jerry Pritchett Mariusz Pudzianowski IvanPutski Stanley Radwan Krzysztof Radzikowski...
working matches with many top wrestlers such as Superstar Billy Graham, IvanPutski and Bob Backlund. He turned heel for the first time in his career in...
Yukon Pierre) Mike Graham & Steve Keirn Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell 1979 IvanPutski & Tito Santana Jerry & Johnny Valiant Paul Jones & Baron von Raschke...
including Dusty Rhodes and Ray Stevens; Don Muraco and Wahoo McDaniel; IvanPutski and Tom Prichard; and the Fabulous Freebirds. Anderson and Hansen vacated...
including a trailer park in West Memphis, Arkansas and a school run by IvanPutski in North Austin, Texas. He debuted in 2000. London made his first appearance...
Antonino Rocca Ernie Ladd The Fabulous Moolah George Steele Ernie Roth IvanPutski Pedro Morales 1996 Jimmy Snuka Johnny Rodz Killer Kowalski Lou Albano...
Tag team match 3 Black Angus defeated Blackjack Lanza Singles match 4 IvanPutski vs. the Great Mephisto ended in a draw Singles match 5 The Texan defeated...
Jimmy Golden The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobs and Jerry Sags) Steve Olsonoski IvanPutski The Rockers (Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty) Nord the Barbarian The...
lost the titles to IvanPutski and Tito Santana on 22 October. After unsuccessful attempts in winning back the titles from Putski and Santana, the Valiant...
16-man tournament at The Wrestling Classic on November 7, defeating IvanPutski, Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat, and the Dynamite Kid before losing via...
and early 1978, Stasiak's regular opponents included Gorilla Monsoon, IvanPutski, Larry Zbyszko, and Peter Maivia. In April 1978, Stasiak unsuccessfully...
time) – with Terry Funk SCW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with IvanPutski Ultimate Championship Wrestling UCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)...
No. Results Stipulations Times 1 IvanPutski defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna Singles match 07:58 2 José Gonzáles vs. Kevin Sullivan ended in a time-limit...
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