Wayne Farris

Known for
Acting
Born
January 25, 1953 (age 73)
Birthplace
Bolivar, Tennessee, USA

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

Filmography

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YouShoot: Honky Tonk Man 2 poster

YouShoot: Honky Tonk Man 2

Movie · as Himself

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Supercard: Summerslam 88 with The Honky Tonk Man poster

Supercard: Summerslam 88 with The Honky Tonk Man

Movie · as Himself

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RFVideo Face Off Vol. 11: Big Lips & Shaking Hips poster

RFVideo Face Off Vol. 11: Big Lips & Shaking Hips

Movie · as Himself

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RFVideo Face Off Vol. 2: When Worlds Collide poster

RFVideo Face Off Vol. 2: When Worlds Collide

Movie · as Himself

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RFVideo Face Off Vol. 1: Honky Tonk Man & Raven poster

RFVideo Face Off Vol. 1: Honky Tonk Man & Raven

Movie · as Himself

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Clown in a Cabin poster

Clown in a Cabin

Movie

2026
Robot Dracula poster

Robot Dracula

Movie · as Bite Squad Badge Presenter

2025
Midnight Massacre poster

Midnight Massacre

Movie · as Cato

2022
WWE This Is Awesome poster

WWE This Is Awesome

TV · as The Honky Tonk Man (archive footage) · 1 ep

2019
WWE Hall of Fame 2019 poster

WWE Hall of Fame 2019

Movie

2018
Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man poster

Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man

Movie

2014
WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story poster

WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story

Movie · as Himself

2013
Dynamite Kid: A Matter of Pride poster

Dynamite Kid: A Matter of Pride

Movie

2013
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden poster

WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden

Movie · as Himself

2013
JCW Oddball Brawl poster

JCW Oddball Brawl

Movie · as The Honky Tonk Man

2010
Chris Benoit: The Aftermath poster

Chris Benoit: The Aftermath

Movie · as Himself

2009
Timeline The History of WWE – 1987 – As Told By The Honky Tonk Man poster

Timeline The History of WWE – 1987 – As Told By The Honky Tonk Man

Movie · as Himself

2009
Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection poster

Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection

Movie

2009
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event poster

WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event

Movie · as Himself

2008
WWE Cyber Sunday 2008 poster

WWE Cyber Sunday 2008

Movie · as The Honky Tonk Man

2008
WWE: The History Of The Intercontinental Championship poster

WWE: The History Of The Intercontinental Championship

Movie · as Himself

2007
YouShoot: Honky Tonk Man poster

YouShoot: Honky Tonk Man

Movie · as Himself

2001
WWE Royal Rumble 2001 poster

WWE Royal Rumble 2001

Movie · as The Honky Tonk Man

1999
The Life and Death of Owen Hart poster

The Life and Death of Owen Hart

Movie · as Self

1998
Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows poster

Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows

Movie · as The Honky Tonk Man

1998
WWE Royal Rumble 1998 poster

WWE Royal Rumble 1998

Movie · as The Honky Tonk Man

1997
WWE In Your House 14: Revenge of the Taker poster

WWE In Your House 14: Revenge of the Taker

Movie · as The Honky Tonk Man

1997
WWE In Your House 15: A Cold Day in Hell poster

WWE In Your House 15: A Cold Day in Hell

Movie · as The Honky Tonk Man (Manager)

1997
WWF Summer Flashback! poster

WWF Summer Flashback!

Movie · as Honky Tonk Man

1995
AWF Warriors of Wrestling

AWF Warriors of Wrestling

TV · 3 eps

1994
WCW Halloween Havoc 1994 poster

WCW Halloween Havoc 1994

Movie · as The Honky Tonk Man

1994
WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII poster

WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII

Movie · as The Honky Tonk Man (Music Video)

1994
WCW Clash of The Champions XXIX poster

WCW Clash of The Champions XXIX

Movie · as The Honky Tonk Man

1993
Raw poster

Raw

TV · as The Honky Tonk Man · 15 eps

1991
WWE Mega Matches poster

WWE Mega Matches

Movie · as The Honky Tonk Man

1991
WWE Funniest Moments poster

WWE Funniest Moments

Movie · as The Honky Tonk Man

1991
WWE Greatest Hits poster

WWE Greatest Hits

Movie · as The Honky Tonk Man

1990
Battle of the WWE Superstars poster

Battle of the WWE Superstars

Movie · as The Honky Tonk Man

1990
WWE WrestleFest '90 poster

WWE WrestleFest '90

Movie · as The Honky Tonk Man

1990
WWE World Tour '90 poster

WWE World Tour '90

Movie · as The Honky Tonk Man

1990
WWE Royal Rumble 1990 poster

WWE Royal Rumble 1990

Movie · as The Honky Tonk Man

1990
WWE Survivor Series 1990 poster

WWE Survivor Series 1990

Movie · as The Honky Tonk Man

1990
WWE The Ultimate Challenge Special: The March to WrestleMania VI poster

WWE The Ultimate Challenge Special: The March to WrestleMania VI

Movie · as The Honky Tonk Man

1990
WWE Survivor Series Showdown '90

WWE Survivor Series Showdown '90

Movie · as The Honky Tonk Man

1989
WWE WrestleMania V poster

WWE WrestleMania V

Movie · as The Honky Tonk Man

1989
Demolition: Witness the Power poster

Demolition: Witness the Power

Movie · as The Honky Tonk Man

1989
The Ultimate Warrior poster

The Ultimate Warrior

Movie · as The Honky Tonk Man

1989
WWE SummerSlam 1989 poster

WWE SummerSlam 1989

Movie · as The Honky Tonk Man

1989
Hulkamania 4 poster

Hulkamania 4

Movie · as The Honky Tonk Man

1989
The Best of the WWF: volume 20 poster

The Best of the WWF: volume 20

Movie · as The Honky Tonk Man

1989
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '89

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '89

Movie · as The Honky Tonk Man

1989
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: May '89

WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: May '89

Movie · as The Honky Tonk Man

1989
WWE Royal Rumble 1989 poster

WWE Royal Rumble 1989

Movie · as The Honky Tonk Man

1989
WWE U.K. PPV poster

WWE U.K. PPV

Movie · as The Honky Tonk Man

1989
WWE Survivor Series 1989 poster

WWE Survivor Series 1989

Movie · as The Honky Tonk Man

1989
The Brains Behind the Brawn poster

The Brains Behind the Brawn

Movie · as Honkytonk Man

1988
WWE Survivor Series 1988 poster

WWE Survivor Series 1988

Movie · as The Honky Tonk Man

1988
The Best of the WWF: volume 17 poster

The Best of the WWF: volume 17

Movie · as The Honky Tonk Man

1988
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '88

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '88

Movie · as The Honky Tonk Man

1988
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: November '88

WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: November '88

Movie · as The Honky Tonk Man

1988
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: October '88

WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: October '88

Movie · as The Honky Tonk Man

1988
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '88

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '88

Movie · as The Honky Tonk Man

1988
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '88

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '88

Movie · as The Honky Tonk Man

1988
WWE WrestleMania IV poster

WWE WrestleMania IV

Movie · as The Honky Tonk Man

1988
WWE WrestleFest poster

WWE WrestleFest

Movie · as The Honky Tonk Man

1988
WWE SummerSlam 1988 poster

WWE SummerSlam 1988

Movie · as The Honky Tonk Man

1988
WWF The Main Event poster

WWF The Main Event

Movie · as The Honky Tonk Man

1988
Macho Madness poster

Macho Madness

Movie · as Honky Tonk Man

1988
Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake poster

Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake

Movie · as The Honky Tonk Man

1988
Clash of the Champions poster

Clash of the Champions

TV · as The Honky Tonk Man (Music Video) · 1 ep

1987
WWE WrestleMania III poster

WWE WrestleMania III

Movie · as The Honky Tonk Man

1987
WWE The Hart Foundation poster

WWE The Hart Foundation

Movie · as The Honky Tonk Man

1987
The Wrestling Album II: Piledriver poster

The Wrestling Album II: Piledriver

Movie · as Honky Tonk Man

1987
The Best of the WWF: volume 13 poster

The Best of the WWF: volume 13

Movie · as The Honky Tonk Man

1987
WWE Houston Wrestling: October '87

WWE Houston Wrestling: October '87

Movie · as The Honky Tonk Man

1987
WWE Houston Wrestling: November '87

WWE Houston Wrestling: November '87

Movie · as The Honky Tonk Man

1987
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87

WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87

Movie · as The Honky Tonk Man

1987
WWE Survivor Series 1987 poster

WWE Survivor Series 1987

Movie · as Honky Tonk

1987
George "The Animal" Steele poster

George "The Animal" Steele

Movie · as The Honky Tonk Man

1987
The Ken Patera Story poster

The Ken Patera Story

Movie · as The Honky Tonk Man

1987
Jake "The Snake" Roberts poster

Jake "The Snake" Roberts

Movie · as The Honky Tonk Man

1986
WWF Wrestling Challenge poster

WWF Wrestling Challenge

TV · as The Honky Tonk Man · 78 eps

1986
WWF Superstars poster

WWF Superstars

TV · as The Honky Tonk Man · 101 eps

1985
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event poster

WWE Saturday Night's Main Event

TV · as The Honky Tonk Man · 5 eps

1981
Mid-South Wrestling poster

Mid-South Wrestling

TV · as Wayne Ferris · 2 eps

1977
USWA Championship Wrestling poster

USWA Championship Wrestling

TV · as Wayne Ferris · 8 eps

1973
WWE Old School poster

WWE Old School

TV · as The Honky Tonk Man · 2 eps