Professional Wrestling
On February 9, 1970, Putski defeated Brute Bernard and Missouri Mauler for the NWA American Tag Team Championship. He also won the NWA Texas Tag Team Championship with Jose Lothario twice in 1973.
Putski was a fixture on the Dallas-Ft. Worth wrestling scene and was one of its most popular personalities. He was routinely the feature act at The Sportatorium, a wrestling-only arena in an industrial section near Downtown Dallas. Putski's act consisted of being a happy-go-lucky, often aloof buffoon, who would "miraculously" pin his opponent. Putski was often introduced as a former concentration camp survivor, only adding to his sympathetic appeal to audiences of all ages.
In mid-1974, Putski worked with the American Wrestling Association.
Prior to leaving the AWA, Ivan dropped most of his weight by getting into bodybuilding. Ivan kept himself fairly trim at the 215 - 220 pound mark.
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