Early career (1986–1991) After attending college at
Texas Christian University, where he played football as a
running back, Soon after debuting, he began a short
feud with fellow light heavyweight
Brian Christopher and even teamed up with his father Ivan to defeat Christopher and his father,
Jerry Lawler, on the July 14 episode of
Raw. After the feud, Putski collected a number of victories against
enhancement talents, before he lost to Christopher via injury, making the referee call for the bell at the
pay-per-view Ground Zero: In Your House on September 7. Putski left the company shortly afterwards.
World Championship Wrestling (1998–1999) After a brief hiatus, Putski joined
World Championship Wrestling and debuted for the company on the May 4 episode of
Monday Nitro, where he wrestled to a no contest against
Kidman. On the July 6 episode of
Nitro, he defeated
Scotty Riggs to claim his first victory. Putski was
squashed in under a minute by
World Heavyweight Champion Goldberg on the July 9 edition of
Nitro and, a month later, faced
World Television Champion Chris Jericho but was unable to win the title. Putski was also defeated by World Television Champion
Rick Steiner on the May 5, 1999 edition of
Thunder. He continued to feature in lower-card matches, usually on the losing end, before leaving the company in late 1999.
Later Career (2001–2005) After a two-year-long hiatus, Putski debuted for the
Arlington-based Professional Championship Wrestling on December 12, 2001. While in PCW, he and Cedric Crain formed a
tag team called the "Cowboys From Hell". Soon after their formation, the Cowboys won the Tag Team Championship. On July 26, Putski and Crain gave the belts to Apocalypse and
Tim Storm. He wrestled until 2005.
Return to wrestling (2013–2014) After eight years in retirement, Putski returned to the ring for the
National Wrestling Alliance for their Ark-La-Tex promotion that spread throughout Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas. On June 30, 2013, Putski became the inaugural NWA Ark-La-Tex Heavyweight Champion, defeating Killer McKenzie. ==Championships and accomplishments==