Acting
Wayne Farris
Also Known As: The Honky Tonk Man, Roy Wayne Farris, Honky Tonk Man
Birth Date
January 25, 1953
(73 years old)
Place of Birth
Bolivar, Tennessee, USA
Popularity
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Biography
Roy Wayne Farris, better known by his ring name The Honky Tonk Man, is an American professional wrestler. A 1975 graduate from University of Memphis with a B.S. degree in Education, Farris coached high school football for two seasons at Munford High School in Munford, Tennessee. Currently working on the independent circuit, he previously worked for World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and World Wrestling Federation (WWF)--now WWE. He is best known for his first run with WWF, where he held the WWF Intercontinental Championship for a record 64 weeks, and lost it to Ultimate Warrior in the very first pay-per-view of SummerSlam. He is the cousin of professional wrestler and color commentator Jerry "The King" Lawler.
Raw
The Honky Tonk Man
1993 • 15 episodes
WWF Superstars
The Honky Tonk Man
1986 • 77 episodes
WWF Wrestling Challenge
The Honky Tonk Man
1986 • 78 episodes
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
The Honky Tonk Man
1985 • 5 episodes
Mid-South Wrestling
Wayne Ferris
1981 • 2 episodes
USWA Championship Wrestling
Wayne Ferris
1977 • 8 episodes
WWE Old School
The Honky Tonk Man
1973 • 2 episodes
Clash of the Champions
The Honky Tonk Man (Music Video)
1988 • 1 episode
WWE This Is Awesome
The Honky Tonk Man (archive footage)
2022 • 1 episode
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
Himself
2013
WWE Royal Rumble 1998
The Honky Tonk Man
1998
WWE Survivor Series 1990
The Honky Tonk Man
1990
WWF The Main Event
The Honky Tonk Man
1988
WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story
Himself
2014
AWF Warriors of Wrestling
1995 • 3 episodes
WWE Royal Rumble 2001
The Honky Tonk Man
2001
WWE WrestleMania III
The Honky Tonk Man
1987
WWE Survivor Series 1988
The Honky Tonk Man
1988
WWE SummerSlam 1988
The Honky Tonk Man
1988
WWE Royal Rumble 1989
The Honky Tonk Man
1989