Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 25, 1953 (age 73)
Place of Birth
Bolivar, TN
Also Known As
- The Honky Tonk Man
- Roy Wayne Farris
- Honky Tonk Man
- Honky Tonky Wayne
- Wayne Ferris
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.
Known For - Movies
WWE Royal Rumble 1998
as The Honky Tonk Man
WWE In Your House 15: A Cold Day in Hell
as The Honky Tonk Man (Manager)
WWE Royal Rumble 2001
as The Honky Tonk Man
WWE WrestleMania III
as The Honky Tonk Man
WWE WrestleMania IV
as The Honky Tonk Man
WWE Royal Rumble 1989
as The Honky Tonk Man
Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows
as The Honky Tonk Man
WWE Survivor Series 1990
as The Honky Tonk Man
WWE Survivor Series 1989
as The Honky Tonk Man
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
as Himself
Known For - TV Shows
Raw
as The Honky Tonk Man
WWE Old School
as The Honky Tonk Man
WWE Old School
as Honky Tonk Man
WWF Wrestling Challenge
as The Honky Tonk Man
Saturday Night's Main Event
Saturday Night's Main Event
as The Honky Tonk Man
WWE This Is Awesome
as The Honky Tonk Man (archive footage)
Mid-South Wrestling
as Wayne Ferris
Clash of the Champions
as The Honky Tonk Man (Music Video)
Clash of the Champions
as The Honky Tonk Man