Wayne Farris
Known for Acting · 86 credits
- Born
- 1953-01-25 (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
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
TV Shows (11)
Raw
1993
as The Honky Tonk Man
WWF Superstars
1986
as The Honky Tonk Man
WWF Wrestling Challenge
1986
as The Honky Tonk Man
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985
as The Honky Tonk Man
WWE Pay Per View
1985
Mid-South Wrestling
1981
as Wayne Ferris
WWE Old School
1973
as The Honky Tonk Man
Clash of the Champions
1988
as The Honky Tonk Man (Music Video)
WWE This Is Awesome
2022
as The Honky Tonk Man (archive footage)
USWA Championship Wrestling
1977
as Wayne Ferris
AWF Warriors of Wrestling
1995
Movies (75)
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '88
1988
as The Honky Tonk Man
Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows
1998
as The Honky Tonk Man
WWE WrestleMania V
1989
as The Honky Tonk Man
WWE Survivor Series 1989
1989
as The Honky Tonk Man
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
2013
as Himself
WWE WrestleMania III
1987
as The Honky Tonk Man
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
2009
as Himself
WWE In Your House 15: A Cold Day in Hell
1997
as The Honky Tonk Man (Manager)
WWE Royal Rumble 2001
2001
as The Honky Tonk Man
WCW Halloween Havoc 1994
1994
as The Honky Tonk Man
WWE Survivor Series 1988
1988
as The Honky Tonk Man
WWE World Tour '90
1990
as The Honky Tonk Man
The Best of the WWF: volume 20
1989
as The Honky Tonk Man
Midnight Massacre
2025
as Cato
WWE Royal Rumble 1998
1998
as The Honky Tonk Man
WWE: The History Of The Intercontinental Championship
2008
as Himself
WWE In Your House 14: Revenge of the Taker
1997
as The Honky Tonk Man
WWE Survivor Series 1987
1987
as Honky Tonk
WWE Cyber Sunday 2008
2008
as The Honky Tonk Man
WWE WrestleMania IV
1988
as The Honky Tonk Man
Hulkamania 4
1989
as The Honky Tonk Man
WWE The Hart Foundation
1987
as The Honky Tonk Man
WWE SummerSlam 1989
1989
as The Honky Tonk Man
WWE Royal Rumble 1990
1990
as The Honky Tonk Man
WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII
1994
as The Honky Tonk Man (Music Video)
Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection
2009
WWE Survivor Series 1990
1990
as The Honky Tonk Man
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: May '89
1989
as The Honky Tonk Man
WWE SummerSlam 1988
1988
as The Honky Tonk Man
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87
1987
as The Honky Tonk Man
WWF Summer Flashback!
1997
as Honky Tonk Man
Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man
2018
WWE Royal Rumble 1989
1989
as The Honky Tonk Man
WWE WrestleFest '90
1990
as The Honky Tonk Man
WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story
2014
as Himself
WWE Survivor Series Showdown '90
1990
as The Honky Tonk Man
The Brains Behind the Brawn
1989
as Honkytonk Man
The Wrestling Album II: Piledriver
1987
as Honky Tonk Man
WWE Houston Wrestling: October '87
1987
as The Honky Tonk Man
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '88
1988
as The Honky Tonk Man
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: October '88
1988
as The Honky Tonk Man
Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake
1988
as The Honky Tonk Man
WWE The Main Event
1988
as The Honky Tonk Man
The Life and Death of Owen Hart
1999
as Self
WWE WrestleFest
1988
as The Honky Tonk Man
The Best of the WWF: volume 13
1987
as The Honky Tonk Man
The Ultimate Warrior
1989
as The Honky Tonk Man
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1987
as The Honky Tonk Man
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '89
1989
as The Honky Tonk Man
WCW Clash of The Champions XXIX
1994
as The Honky Tonk Man
WWE The Ultimate Challenge Special: The March to WrestleMania VI
1990
as The Honky Tonk Man
Chris Benoit: The Aftermath
2010
as Himself
George "The Animal" Steele
1987
as The Honky Tonk Man
The Ken Patera Story
1987
as The Honky Tonk Man
Battle of the WWE Superstars
1990
as The Honky Tonk Man
Dynamite Kid: A Matter of Pride
2013
WWE Hall of Fame 2019
2019
WWE Greatest Hits
1991
as The Honky Tonk Man
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: November '88
1988
as The Honky Tonk Man
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '88
1988
as The Honky Tonk Man
WWE U.K. PPV
1989
as The Honky Tonk Man
WWE Funniest Moments
1991
as The Honky Tonk Man
WWE Houston Wrestling: November '87
1987
as The Honky Tonk Man
Demolition: Witness the Power
1989
as The Honky Tonk Man
Macho Madness
1988
as Honky Tonk Man
WWE Mega Matches
1991
as The Honky Tonk Man
The Best of the WWF: volume 17
1988
as The Honky Tonk Man
JCW Oddball Brawl
2013
YouShoot: Honky Tonk Man
2007
as Himself
RFVideo Face Off Vol. 2: When Worlds Collide
as Himself
Timeline: The History of WWE – 1987 – As Told By The Honky Tonk Man
2009
as Himself
RFVideo Face Off Vol. 1: Honky Tonk Man & Raven
as Himself
Supercard: Summerslam 88 with The Honky Tonk Man
as Himself
YouShoot: Honky Tonk Man 2
as Himself
RFVideo Face Off Vol. 11: Big Lips & Shaking Hips
as Himself
About Wayne Farris
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 wee… With 86 credits spanning from 1973 to 2025, Wayne Farris has appeared in 75 films and 11 TV shows.
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Most Popular Wayne Farris Movies
- WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '88 (1988) — as The Honky Tonk Man
- Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows (1998) — as The Honky Tonk Man
- WWE WrestleMania V (1989) — as The Honky Tonk Man
- WWE Survivor Series 1989 (1989) — as The Honky Tonk Man
- WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden (2013) — as Himself
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