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Wayne Farris

Wayne Farris

Birthday: 1953-01-25 | Place of Birth: Bolivar, TN

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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2010
Chris Benoit: The Aftermath

as    Himself

2008
WWE Cyber Sunday 2008

as    The Honky Tonk Man

1999
1990
WWE Survivor Series Showdown '90

as    The Honky Tonk Man

1989
WWE U.K. PPV

as    The Honky Tonk Man

1988
WWE The Main Event

as    The Honky Tonk Man

1988
WWE SummerSlam 1988

as    The Honky Tonk Man