Wayne Farris
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows
as The Honky Tonk Man
1998
WWE Royal Rumble 1998
as The Honky Tonk Man
1998
WWE WrestleMania III
as The Honky Tonk Man
1987
WWE WrestleMania V
as The Honky Tonk Man
1989
Battle of the WWE Superstars
as The Honky Tonk Man
1990
WWE WrestleFest '90
as The Honky Tonk Man
1990
WWE The Hart Foundation
as The Honky Tonk Man
1987
Demolition: Witness the Power
as The Honky Tonk Man
1989
WWE Mega Matches
as The Honky Tonk Man
1991
The Ultimate Warrior
as The Honky Tonk Man
1989
WWE World Tour '90
as The Honky Tonk Man
1990
WWE Royal Rumble 1990
as The Honky Tonk Man
1990
WWE Royal Rumble 2001
as The Honky Tonk Man
2001
WWE SummerSlam 1989
as The Honky Tonk Man
1989
Chris Benoit: The Aftermath
as Himself
2010
WWE Survivor Series 1990
as The Honky Tonk Man
1990
WWE Survivor Series 1988
as The Honky Tonk Man
1988
The Wrestling Album II: Piledriver
as Honky Tonk Man
1987
WWE In Your House 14: Revenge of the Taker
as The Honky Tonk Man
1997
Midnight Massacre
as Cato
2025
TV Appearances
AWF Warriors of Wrestling
1995
WWE This Is Awesome
as The Honky Tonk Man (archive footage)
2022
Raw
as The Honky Tonk Man
1993
WWF Wrestling Challenge
as The Honky Tonk Man
1986
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985
WWE Old School
as The Honky Tonk Man
1973
WWE Old School
as Honky Tonk Man
1973
Mid-South Wrestling
as Wayne Ferris
1981
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
as The Honky Tonk Man
1985
USWA Championship Wrestling
as Wayne Ferris
1977
Clash of the Champions
as The Honky Tonk Man (Music Video)
1988
Clash of the Champions
as The Honky Tonk Man
1988