Józef Bednarski

Józef Bednarski

Born: January 21, 1941
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 Ventura, who would refer to Putski as "Puduski" when commentating for WWE. Putski was the first Polish Wrestler to perform in WWE.

Movies for Józef Bednarski...

Title: Biography: WWE Legends
Character: Ivan Putski (archive footage)
Released: April 18, 2021
Type: TV
Biography (WWE Legends) is a television spin-off of the popular A&E series Biography. It focuses on biographies of WWE superstars and legends.
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WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
Title: WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
Character: Ivan Putski
Released: October 17, 2006
Type: Movie
The best and most memorable matches from Hulk Hogan's career.
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Luscious Johnny: The Wrestler
Title: Luscious Johnny: The Wrestler
Character: Himself
Released: January 1, 2005
Type: Movie
The story of WWF Hall of Fame wrestler Johnny Valiant.
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Title: WWE Raw
Character: Ivan Putski
Released: January 11, 1993
Type: TV
A regularly scheduled, live, year-round program featuring some of the biggest WWE Superstars.
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Title: WWF Wrestling Challenge
Character: Ivan Putski
Released: September 6, 1986
Type: TV
WWF Wrestling Challenge was a professional wrestling television program produced by the World Wrestling Federation. It was syndicated weekly and aired from 1986 to 1995. The show became simply known as WWF Challenge in 1995. The show featured matches, pre-match interviews, and occasionally, summarized weekly events in WWF programming. Matches primarily saw top tier and mid-level talent versus jobbers. At times, there was a "feature" match between main WWF talent. As with other syndicated WWF programming, the show promoted WWF event dates and house shows in local media markets.
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The Best of the WWF: volume 6
Title: The Best of the WWF: volume 6
Character: Ivan Putski
Released: May 2, 1986
Type: Movie
The Best of the WWE Superstars in and out of the ring!
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Tag Team Champions
Title: Tag Team Champions
Character: Ivan Putski
Released: March 1, 1986
Type: Movie
A tribute to the WWF's dynamic duos precision, timing, and teamwork that make them champions.
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The Best of the WWF: volume 5
Title: The Best of the WWF: volume 5
Character: Ivan Putski
Released: January 1, 1986
Type: Movie
Wendi Richter defends her title against Leilani Kai. Island Fury! The Magnificent Muraco vs. Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat. Great Tag Team action! The British Bulldogs - send tremors through the squared circle! The Killer Bees - their sting can paralyze any opponent!
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The Wrestling Classic
Title: The Wrestling Classic
Character: Ivan Putski
Released: November 7, 1985
Type: Movie
The Wrestling Classic was a World Wrestling Federation pay-per-view event that took place on November 7, 1985 from the Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont, Illinois. The main event was the finals of a 16-man tournament where Junkyard Dog defeated Randy Savage. The undercard featured a 16-man single-elimination tournament, Hulk Hogan versus Roddy Piper for the WWF Championship and a contest where Michael Hamley won a Rolls Royce.
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The Best of the WWF: volume 4
Title: The Best of the WWF: volume 4
Character: Ivan Putski
Released: September 1, 1985
Type: Movie
The biggest superstars of the WWF in their best matches
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Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
Title: Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
Character: Ivan Putski (archive footage)
Released: March 1, 1985
Type: Movie
Here is the legendary Bob Uecker hamming it up, commentating on sports bloopers and other sports-related skits for 30 straight minutes!
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WWF's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest
Title: WWF's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest
Character: Ivan Putski
Released: January 1, 1985
Type: Movie
Some of the most astonishing stars the WWF has to offer.
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Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps and Bodyslams!
Title: Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps and Bodyslams!
Character: Ivan Putski
Released: January 1, 1985
Type: Movie
WWF Wrestling bloopers.
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Best of the WWF Volume 3
Title: Best of the WWF Volume 3
Character: Ivan Putski
Released: January 1, 1985
Type: Movie
A collection of some of the best WWF matches.
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WWE Showdown at Shea '80
Title: WWE Showdown at Shea '80
Character: Ivan Putski
Released: August 9, 1980
Type: Movie
WWF stadium show in the summer of 1980 from Shea Stadium in Flushing, Queens, New York.
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The Super Bowl of Wrestling
Title: The Super Bowl of Wrestling
Character: Himself
Released: January 25, 1978
Type: Movie
The biggest match in the history pits WWWF World Champion "Superstar" Billy Graham against NWA World's hampion Harley Race in a epic confrontation in Miami's Orange Bowl!
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Title: The World's Strongest Man
Character: Competitor
Released: December 24, 1977
Type: TV
Athletes compete for a place in the World Finals.
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The Wrestling Queen
Title: The Wrestling Queen
Character: Ivan Putski
Released: November 1, 1973
Type: Movie
This documentary is a must have for "old school" wrestling fans! It's loosely focused on the career of 23 year old Vivian Vachon during her first professional tour, and the wrestling legends she shares the ring with. Through interviews with wrestling superstars, the promoters, the fans, and the critics, Wrestling Queen will give you a snapshot of a rarely seen part of 70’s culture, along with a healthy dose of wrestling nostalgia!