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.
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Full filmography
- Raw (1993) as The Honky Tonk Man
- WWF Superstars (1986) as The Honky Tonk Man
- WWE Saturday Night's Main Event (1985)
- WWE Saturday Night's Main Event (1985) as The Honky Tonk Man
- WWE Pay Per View (1985)
- WWF Wrestling Challenge (1986) as The Honky Tonk Man
- USWA Championship Wrestling (1977) as Wayne Ferris
- Mid-South Wrestling (1981) as Wayne Ferris
- WWE Old School (1973) as The Honky Tonk Man
- WWE Old School (1973) as Honky Tonk Man
- WWE This Is Awesome (2022) as The Honky Tonk Man (archive footage)
- Clash of the Champions (1988) as The Honky Tonk Man (Music Video)
- Clash of the Champions (1988) as The Honky Tonk Man
- WWE Royal Rumble 1998 (1998) as The Honky Tonk Man
- WWE WrestleMania III (1987) as The Honky Tonk Man
- AWF Warriors of Wrestling (1995)
- WWE WrestleMania IV (1988) as The Honky Tonk Man
- WWE Survivor Series 1990 (1990) as The Honky Tonk Man
- WWE: The History Of The Intercontinental Championship (2008) as Himself
- WWE WrestleMania V (1989) as The Honky Tonk Man
- WWE Royal Rumble 2001 (2001) as The Honky Tonk Man
- WWE SummerSlam 1988 (1988) as The Honky Tonk Man
- WWE Royal Rumble 1989 (1989) as The Honky Tonk Man
- WWE Survivor Series 1989 (1989) as The Honky Tonk Man