Wayne Farris
Acting
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.
Born: January 25, 1953 · Bolivar, TN
Filmography (25)
WWE This Is Awesome
2022
WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story
2014
WWE: The History Of The Intercontinental Championship
2008
WWE Royal Rumble 2001
2001
The Life and Death of Owen Hart
1999
Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows
1998
WWE Royal Rumble 1998
1998
Raw
1993
WWE Survivor Series 1990
1990
WWE Royal Rumble 1990
1990
WWE Survivor Series 1989
1989
WWE SummerSlam 1989
1989
WWE WrestleMania V
1989
WWE Royal Rumble 1989
1989
WWE Survivor Series 1988
1988
WWE SummerSlam 1988
1988
WWE WrestleMania IV
1988
Clash of the Champions
1988
WWE Survivor Series 1987
1987
WWE WrestleMania III
1987
WWF Wrestling Challenge
1986
Saturday Night's Main Event
1985
Mid-South Wrestling
1981
USWA Championship Wrestling
1977
WWE Old School
1973