1988Nominee
Best Performance
WWE SummerSlam 1988
Wayne Farris
Actor
Bolivar, Tennessee, USA
January 25, 1953
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.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2014Winner
Best Performance
WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story
2013Winner
Best Performance
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
Career Highlights
1988Highlight
Best Performance
WWF The Main Event
1989Highlight
Best Performance
WWE SummerSlam 1989
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WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story
WWE Royal Rumble 1998
WWE WrestleMania IV