Profile Info
- Gender Male
- Real Name Józef Bednarski
- Ring Names
- Ivan Putski
- Jim Bednarski
- Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
- Weight
- 243 lbs (110 kg)
- Born January 21, 1941 (age 82)
- Birth Place Kraków, Poland
- Billed From
- Kraków, Poland
- Nicknames The Polish Hammer; Polish Power; The Polish Piledriver
Career History
- Roles
- Wrestler ( January 1, 1968 - November 25, 1987)
- Companies / Promotions
Promotion from to Promotion September 4, 1974 November 25, 1987 Promotion July 2, 1969 July 4, 1982 Promotion March 23, 1974 August 23, 1975 - Face / Heel Turns
Alignment from to Heel - Images
Sep 1974
- Finishers
- Polish Hammer - Double Axe Handle to the opponent's chest
Titles & Accomplishments
- Hall of Fame
- WWE Hall of Fame - Year 1995, Individual
- Titles Won
World Wrestling Federation
- 1 WWF Tag Team Championship (with Tito Santana)
Big Time Wrestling
- 1 NWA American Tag Team Championship (with Jose Lothario)
- 1 NWA Texas Tag Team Championship (with Jose Lothario)
Southwest Championship Wrestling
- 1 SCW World Tag Team Championship (with Wahoo McDaniel)
- Other Accomplishments
- WWF Hall of Fame induction (class of 1995)
- PWI Tag Team of the Year (1979 - with Tito Santana)