Known for Acting
Birthday
January 25, 1953
Place of Birth
Bolivar, TN
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.
Raw
Saturday Night's Main Event
Saturday Night's Main Event
WWF Wrestling Challenge
WWE This Is Awesome
WWE Old School
WWE Old School
Clash of the Champions
Clash of the Champions
Mid-South Wrestling
USWA Championship Wrestling
AWF Warriors of Wrestling
