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
Acting History
2025
Midnight Massacre as Cato
2022WWE This Is Awesome as The Honky Tonk Man (archive footage)
2019WWE Hall of Fame 2019
2018Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man
2014WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story as Himself
2013WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden as Himself
2013JCW Oddball Brawl
2013Dynamite Kid: A Matter of Pride
2010Chris Benoit: The Aftermath as Himself
2009Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection
2009Timeline: The History of WWE – 1987 – As Told By The Honky Tonk Man as Himself
2009WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event as Himself
2008WWE: The History Of The Intercontinental Championship as Himself
2008WWE Cyber Sunday 2008 as The Honky Tonk Man
2007YouShoot: Honky Tonk Man as Himself
2001WWE Royal Rumble 2001 as The Honky Tonk Man
1999The Life and Death of Owen Hart as Self
1998Hitman Hart: Wrestling With Shadows as The Honky Tonk Man
1998WWE Royal Rumble 1998 as The Honky Tonk Man
1997WWF Summer Flashback! as Honky Tonk Man
1997WWE In Your House 15: A Cold Day in Hell as The Honky Tonk Man (Manager)
1997WWE In Your House 14: Revenge of the Taker as The Honky Tonk Man
1995AWF Warriors of Wrestling
1994WCW Clash of The Champions XXIX as The Honky Tonk Man
1994WCW Halloween Havoc 1994 as The Honky Tonk Man
1994WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII as The Honky Tonk Man (Music Video)
1993Raw as The Honky Tonk Man
1991WWE Greatest Hits as The Honky Tonk Man
1991WWE Mega Matches as The Honky Tonk Man
1991WWE Funniest Moments as The Honky Tonk Man
1990WWE Survivor Series 1990 as The Honky Tonk Man
1990WWE Survivor Series Showdown '90 as The Honky Tonk Man
1990Battle of the WWE Superstars as The Honky Tonk Man
1990WWE WrestleFest '90 as The Honky Tonk Man
1990WWE World Tour '90 as The Honky Tonk Man
1990WWE The Ultimate Challenge Special: The March to WrestleMania VI as The Honky Tonk Man
1990WWE Royal Rumble 1990 as The Honky Tonk Man
1989WWE Survivor Series 1989 as The Honky Tonk Man
1989Hulkamania 4 as The Honky Tonk Man
1989WWE U.K. PPV as The Honky Tonk Man
1989WWE SummerSlam 1989 as The Honky Tonk Man
1989Demolition: Witness the Power as The Honky Tonk Man
1989The Best of the WWF: volume 20 as The Honky Tonk Man
1989The Ultimate Warrior as The Honky Tonk Man
1989WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: May '89 as The Honky Tonk Man
1989WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '89 as The Honky Tonk Man
1989WWE WrestleMania V as The Honky Tonk Man
1989The Brains Behind the Brawn as Honkytonk Man
1989WWE Royal Rumble 1989 as The Honky Tonk Man
1988WWE Survivor Series 1988 as The Honky Tonk Man
1988WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: November '88 as The Honky Tonk Man
1988The Best of the WWF: volume 17 as The Honky Tonk Man
1988WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '88 as The Honky Tonk Man
1988Macho Madness as Honky Tonk Man
1988WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: October '88 as The Honky Tonk Man
1988WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '88 as The Honky Tonk Man
1988WWE SummerSlam 1988 as The Honky Tonk Man
1988WWE WrestleFest as The Honky Tonk Man
1988WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '88 as The Honky Tonk Man
1988WWE WrestleMania IV as The Honky Tonk Man
1988WrestleMania IV as The Honky Tonk Man
1988Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake as The Honky Tonk Man
1988WWE The Main Event as The Honky Tonk Man
1987George "The Animal" Steele as The Honky Tonk Man
1987WWE Survivor Series 1987 as Honky Tonk
1987WWE Houston Wrestling: November '87 as The Honky Tonk Man
1987The Ken Patera Story as The Honky Tonk Man
1987The Best of the WWF: volume 13 as The Honky Tonk Man
1987WWE Houston Wrestling: October '87 as The Honky Tonk Man
1987The Wrestling Album II: Piledriver as Honky Tonk Man
1987Jake "The Snake" Roberts as The Honky Tonk Man
1987WWE The Hart Foundation as The Honky Tonk Man
1987WWE WrestleMania III as The Honky Tonk Man
1987WrestleMania III as The Honky Tonk Man
1987WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87 as The Honky Tonk Man
1986WWF Wrestling Challenge as The Honky Tonk Man
1985Saturday Night's Main Event
1985Saturday Night's Main Event as The Honky Tonk Man
1981Mid-South Wrestling as Wayne Ferris
1977USWA Championship Wrestling as Wayne Ferris
1973WWE Old School as The Honky Tonk Man
1973WWE Old School as Honky Tonk Man
—YouShoot: Honky Tonk Man 2 as Himself
—Supercard: Summerslam 88 with The Honky Tonk Man as Himself
—RFVideo Face Off Vol. 1: Honky Tonk Man & Raven as Himself
—RFVideo Face Off Vol. 11: Big Lips & Shaking Hips as Himself
—RFVideo Face Off Vol. 2: When Worlds Collide as Himself