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

Raw
1996
WWF Superstars
1986
WWF Wrestling Challenge
1986
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1988
USWA Championship Wrestling
1979
Mid-South Wrestling
1982
WWE Old School
1988
Clash of the Champions
1994
WWE This Is Awesome
2022
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
2013
WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story
2014
WWF The Main Event
1988

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
88
2026
Robot Dracula
as Bite Squad Badge Presenter
2025
Midnight Massacre
as Cato
2022
WWE This Is Awesome
as The Honky Tonk Man (archive footage)
2019
WWE Hall of Fame 2019
2018
Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man
2014
WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story
as Himself
2013
Dynamite Kid: A Matter of Pride
2013
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
as Himself
2013
JCW Oddball Brawl
as The Honky Tonk Man
2010
Chris Benoit: The Aftermath
as Himself
2009
Timeline The History of WWE – 1987 – As Told By The Honky Tonk Man
as Himself
2009
Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection
2009
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
as Himself
2008
WWE Cyber Sunday 2008
as The Honky Tonk Man
2008
WWE: The History Of The Intercontinental Championship
as Himself
2007
YouShoot: Honky Tonk Man
as Himself
2001
WWE Royal Rumble 2001
as The Honky Tonk Man
1999
The Life and Death of Owen Hart
as Self
1998
Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows
as The Honky Tonk Man
1998
WWE Royal Rumble 1998
as The Honky Tonk Man
1997
WWE In Your House 14: Revenge of the Taker
as The Honky Tonk Man
1997
WWE In Your House 15: A Cold Day in Hell
as The Honky Tonk Man (Manager)
1997
WWF Summer Flashback!
as Honky Tonk Man
1996
AWF Warriors of Wrestling
1996
Raw
as The Honky Tonk Man
1994
WCW Halloween Havoc 1994
as The Honky Tonk Man
1994
WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII
as The Honky Tonk Man (Music Video)
1994
WCW Clash of The Champions XXIX
as The Honky Tonk Man
1994
Clash of the Champions
as The Honky Tonk Man (Music Video)
1994
Clash of the Champions
as The Honky Tonk Man
1991
WWE Mega Matches
as The Honky Tonk Man
1991
WWE Funniest Moments
as The Honky Tonk Man
1991
WWE Greatest Hits
as The Honky Tonk Man
1990
Battle of the WWE Superstars
as The Honky Tonk Man
1990
WWE WrestleFest '90
as The Honky Tonk Man
1990
WWE World Tour '90
as The Honky Tonk Man
1990
WWE Royal Rumble 1990
as The Honky Tonk Man
1990
WWE Survivor Series 1990
as The Honky Tonk Man
1990
WWE The Ultimate Challenge Special: The March to WrestleMania VI
as The Honky Tonk Man
1990
WWE Survivor Series Showdown '90
as The Honky Tonk Man
1989
WWE WrestleMania V
as The Honky Tonk Man
1989
Demolition: Witness the Power
as The Honky Tonk Man
1989
The Ultimate Warrior
as The Honky Tonk Man
1989
WWE SummerSlam 1989
as The Honky Tonk Man
1989
Hulkamania 4
as The Honky Tonk Man
1989
The Best of the WWF: volume 20
as The Honky Tonk Man
1989
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '89
as The Honky Tonk Man
1989
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: May '89
as The Honky Tonk Man
1989
WWE Royal Rumble 1989
as The Honky Tonk Man
1989
WWE U.K. PPV
as The Honky Tonk Man
1989
WWE Survivor Series 1989
as The Honky Tonk Man
1989
The Brains Behind the Brawn
as Honkytonk Man
1988
WWE Survivor Series 1988
as The Honky Tonk Man
1988
The Best of the WWF: volume 17
as The Honky Tonk Man
1988
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '88
as The Honky Tonk Man
1988
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: November '88
as The Honky Tonk Man
1988
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: October '88
as The Honky Tonk Man
1988
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '88
as The Honky Tonk Man
1988
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '88
as The Honky Tonk Man
1988
WWE WrestleMania IV
as The Honky Tonk Man
1988
WWE WrestleFest
as The Honky Tonk Man
1988
WWE SummerSlam 1988
as The Honky Tonk Man
1988
WWF The Main Event
as The Honky Tonk Man
1988
Macho Madness
as Honky Tonk Man
1988
Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake
as The Honky Tonk Man
1988
WWE Old School
as The Honky Tonk Man
1988
WWE Old School
as Honky Tonk Man
1988
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
as The Honky Tonk Man
1987
WWE WrestleMania III
as The Honky Tonk Man
1987
WWE The Hart Foundation
as The Honky Tonk Man
1987
The Wrestling Album II: Piledriver
as Honky Tonk Man
1987
The Best of the WWF: volume 13
as The Honky Tonk Man
1987
WWE Houston Wrestling: October '87
as The Honky Tonk Man
1987
WWE Houston Wrestling: November '87
as The Honky Tonk Man
1987
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87
as The Honky Tonk Man
1987
WWE Survivor Series 1987
as Honky Tonk
1987
George "The Animal" Steele
as The Honky Tonk Man
1987
The Ken Patera Story
as The Honky Tonk Man
1987
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
as The Honky Tonk Man
1986
WWF Wrestling Challenge
as The Honky Tonk Man
1986
WWF Superstars
as The Honky Tonk Man
1982
Mid-South Wrestling
as Wayne Ferris
1979
USWA Championship Wrestling
as Wayne Ferris
YouShoot: Honky Tonk Man 2
as Himself
Supercard: Summerslam 88 with The Honky Tonk Man
as Himself
RFVideo Face Off Vol. 11: Big Lips & Shaking Hips
as Himself
RFVideo Face Off Vol. 2: When Worlds Collide
as Himself
RFVideo Face Off Vol. 1: Honky Tonk Man & Raven
as Himself