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Wayne Farris

Acting • 1953-01-25 • 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.

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WWF Superstars7.2

WWF Superstars

1986

WWF Wrestling Challenge6.8

WWF Wrestling Challenge

1986

WWE Saturday Night's Main Event8.3

WWE Saturday Night's Main Event

1985

USWA Championship Wrestling8.0

USWA Championship Wrestling

1977

WWE WrestleMania III7.4

WWE WrestleMania III

1987

WWE SummerSlam 19887.3

WWE SummerSlam 1988

1988

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