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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]
- 10 Brought Into Wrestling by Joe Blanchard
- 9 Started in The Texas Wrestling Scene
- 8 Wrestled Billy Graham in Awa and WWE
- 7 WWE Tag Team Champion with Tito Santana
- 6 Feuded with Roddy Piper and Sgt. Slaughter
- 5 Wrestled A Bear
- 4 Became A WWE Jobber in The ‘80s
- 3 Putski’S Son Scott Entered The Business
- 2 Teamed with His Son
- 1 Trained Harlem Heat
Born in Poland but having grown up in Texas, Jozef Bednarski originally started out playing football, and caught the attention of wrestler turned promoter Joe Blanchard, father of Four Horsemen member and multi-time NWA champion Tully Blanchard. The elder Blanchard encouraged the physically impressive Putski to pursue wrestling, promising bigger pa...
Debuting in Texas in 1969, Ivan Putski worked a babyface act initially made popular by a fellow Polish wrestler in the Michigan wrestling scene named the Mighty Igor. With an emphasis on their nationalities, the gimmick involved both men being friendly immigrants as well as impressive strongmen. Putski proved to be popular in the role, and captured...
As the 1970s went on, Ivan Putski took his act outside of Texas and began to wrestle for Minneapolis-based American Wrestling Association. Throughout 1974, Putski feuded with Superstar Billy Graham, taking Graham on in both singles bouts and tag team matches. RELATED: 10 Backstage Stories About Superstar Billy Graham Fans Should Know However, these...
It was in 1973 that Ivan Putski captured his only gold in WWE, thanks to the arrival of Tito Santana to the territory. Reportedly, McMahon Sr. saw a lot of potential in young Santana, but first wanted to pair him with a more seasoned wrestler as a tag team. Putski was the one who volunteered for the joband together he and Santana defeated Johnny an...
By the time Ivan Putski’s WWE career reached the 1980s, The Polish Hammer had a couple of major feuds with some future legends. One feud was with Sgt. Slaughter in the future G.I. Joe’s days as a heel, with many of their encounters involving double disqualifications and double countouts. Putski also had a rivalry going on with Roddy Piper, kicked o...
In the territory era, fans attending their local wrestling show might be treated to a special attraction match where wrestlers took on real live bears, the most famous of which was Terrible Ted, who often appeared for Stampede Wrestling. Ivan Putski was one of many performers who wrestled the bear, taking on Terrible Ted in a handicap match. Putski...
Once the Wild Samoans dethroned Ivan Putski and Tito Santana for the World Tag Team Title, that was basically the end of Putski’s kayfabe career heights in WWE. RELATED: 10 Best Jobbers In Wrestling History, Ranked As the 1980s continued on, Putski’s position on WWE cards was basically that of a high-profile jobber, taking losses to more important ...
However, Ivan Putski wasn’t the end of the Putski name in the wrestling business. Putski’s son — who also started out playing football — also became a pro wrestler, training under his father and debuting in Texas in the mid-1980s as Scott Putski. After some early ‘90s tryout appearances for WWE, the younger Putski made his official debut for the pr...
Ivan Putski retired for good in 1999, wrestling his final match against King Kong Bundy. However, given that he and Scott Putski were both active performers at the same time, it was only natural that father and son tag together. While they teamed a number of times on the independent scene, they also wrestled together in WWE. It was on a July 1997 e...
In 1990, Ivan Putski started his own short-lived promotion in Houston called Western Wrestling Alliance, which had its own school associated with it. Among Putski’s trainees are real-life brothers Booker T and Stevie Ray, who’d first find fame in WCW as the tag team Harlem Heat. Learning the ropes under Ivan Putski as well as fellow WWE jobber Scot...
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Aug 15, 2022 · This is from Title Match Network's exclusive new series with the legendary Greg Valentine. Find out why the Hammer says the Polish Powerhouse, Ivan Putski didn't like to sell during his...
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Nov 30, 2020 · SlamWrestling.net caught up with Putski (real name Joseph Bednarski, now 79) in a phone conversation in the fall of 2020. Since he was born in Poland, the conversation began with a mix of English and Polish, much like how he spoke to fans during his prime.
Summoning "Polish Power" and finishing his opponents off with the "Polish Hammer," a devastating double axe-handle to the chest, Putski had the uncanny ability to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.
Jesse "The Body" Ventura Vs Ivan "Polish Power" Putski (8.25.1984) Madison Square Garden. This is one of the Greatest WWF Matches Ever. It was held on August 25,1984 at Madison Square...
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