Actor
Wayne Farris
January 25, 1953 · Bolivar, Tennessee, USA
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.
Notable work
Often works with
Hulk Hogan
14 titles together
WWE WrestleMania III, WWE Saturday Night's Main Event, WWE WrestleMania V
Randy Poffo
12 titles together
WWE WrestleMania III, WWE Saturday Night's Main Event, WWE WrestleMania V
André Roussimoff
11 titles together
WWE WrestleMania III, WWE Saturday Night's Main Event, WWE WrestleMania V
Aurelian Smith Jr.
11 titles together
WWE WrestleMania III, WWE Saturday Night's Main Event, WWE WrestleMania V
Ted DiBiase Sr.
10 titles together
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event, WWE WrestleMania IV, WWE Survivor Series 1990
Bret Hart
9 titles together
Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows, WWE WrestleMania III, WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
Full filmography · 61
Midnight Massacre
as Cato
2025
WWE Hall of Fame 2019
cast
2019
Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man
cast
2018
JCW Oddball Brawl
as The Honky Tonk Man
2013
Dynamite Kid: A Matter of Pride
cast
2013
Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection
cast
2009
WWE Cyber Sunday 2008
as The Honky Tonk Man
2008
WWE Royal Rumble 2001
as The Honky Tonk Man
2001
Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows
as The Honky Tonk Man
19987.5
WWE Royal Rumble 1998
as The Honky Tonk Man
19986.6
WWF Summer Flashback!
as Honky Tonk Man
1997
WWE In Your House 15: A Cold Day in Hell
as The Honky Tonk Man (Manager)
1997