- Born
- Birth nameRoy Wayne Farris
- Height6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
- Roy Wayne Farris, better known by the ring name The Honky Tonk Man, is an American retired professional wrestler. He previously wrestled 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 before losing it to The Ultimate Warrior at the 1988 SummerSlam. He is the cousin of fellow professional wrestler and color commentator Jerry Lawler. Farris was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as part of the 2019 induction ceremony.- IMDb mini biography by: Bonitao
- SpousesTammy P. Farris(1984 - present) (2 children)Judy Lynn Nuckolls(July 8, 1975 - ?) (divorced)
- Finishing move: Shake, Rattle and Roll (Swinging Neckbreaker)
- Self-performed entrance music
- Finishing move: Guitar Shot
- Holds the all-time record for the longest single reign as WWF Intercontinental Champion. He was champ for approximately 14 months, 27 days.
- Was involved in one of the first "Hardcore" matches seen on TV. He and Larry "Moondog Spot" Latham brawled with Jerry Lawler and Bill Dundee on Memphis TV in what has been called the "Tupelo Concession Stand Brawl"
- Is Jerry Lawler (a.k.a. Jerry "The King" Lawler)'s cousin.
- While not on the road with the WWE (Then WWF), He worked as a Junior High Social Studies and P.E. teacher.
- Formerly managed by Jimmy "Mouth of the South" Hart
- I'm the greatest Intercontinental Champion of all time!
- Life is like a bed of roses, but watch out for pricks.
- Andre - just him leaning on you hurt you.
- A lot of these young people come and ask me about Wrestlemania III and they say, How was it like? Ninety four thousand people? And I say, Man, are you kidding me? We'd been on the road for fifty days. Go back and look at the video. We were beat, we didn't care!
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