The Honky Tonk Man is one of the most popular and richest Wrestler who was born on January 25, 1953 in Bolivar, Tennessee, United States. The wrestler was born Roy Wayne Farris, wrestled for WCW and WWF; WWF Intercontinental Champion.
He was in the crosshairs of He was challenged by Randy Savage for the Intercontinental title in 1987. for the Intercontinental title in 1987.
Farris began his career in 1977 working in Malden, Missouri and wrestled alongside his training partner Koko B. Ware for promoter Henry Rogers. Farris then moved on to Memphis Wrestling in 1978. He wrestled frequently in Birmingham, Dothan, Mobile, and Pensacola as “Dynamite” Wayne Farris. Starting out as an undercard wrestler, he later achieved greater success when he teamed with Larry Latham to form The Blond Bombers when they were put together by Gerry Brisco in Florida Championship Wrestling. The Bombers were later put with Sgt. Danny Davis as their manager when they came back to Memphis. The Blond Bombers were involved in heated feuds with several fan favorite teams across the two competing Tennessee promotions, appearing in both Nick Gulas’s Nashville based territory, and Jerry Jarrett’s Memphis area. Their signature moment was the now famous “Tupelo Concession Stand Brawl” against Jerry Lawler and Bill Dundee. He then had stints in the American Wrestling Association (AWA), Jim Crockett Promotions, World Wrestling Council (WWC), Southeastern Championship Wrestling, Southwest Championship Wrestling, National Wrestling Alliance and Stampede Wrestling through the early 1980s, winning multiple singles and tag team championships in each.
Farris’ first marriage to Judy Lynn Nuckolls was brief, but he has been married to his current wife Tammy since 1984. He has lived in Gilbert, Arizona since June 1993.
His brother Jerry “The King’ Lawler became a wrestler as well.
