The Honky Tonk Man

STATISTICS

• Height: 6'1"
• Weight: 243 lbs.
• From: Memphis, Tennessee
• Years Pro: 1978-2019

OTHER RING NAMES

• Danny Condrey
• Honky Tonk Wayne
• Wayne Ferris

TRAINER

• Herb Welch

TAG TEAMS

• The Blonde Bombers (Larry Latham & Wayne Ferris)
• Devastation Inc. (Ron Starr & Wayne Ferris)
• Rhythm n' Blues (Greg Valentine & The Honky Tonk Man)

FACTIONS

• none

MANAGERS

• Jimmy Hart
• Peggy Sue

PERSONAL INFORMATION

• Birth Name: Roy Wayne Farris
• Date of Birth: 01.25.1953
• Place of Birth: Bolivar, Tennessee, USA
• Known Relatives: 
  • Tammy Farris (wife - 1984)
  • Jerry Lawler (cousin)
  • Grandmaster Sexay (cousin)
  • Judy Nuckolls (ex-wife 1975-1980)

 

CHAMPIONSHIPS WON

• AWA Southern Tag Team Championship (with Larry Latham as The Blonde Bombers)

06.15.1979 - 09.24.1979 (as Wayne Ferris)

• AWA Southern Tag Team Championship (with Larry Latham as The Blonde Bombers)

10.01.1979 - 10.22.1979 (as Wayne Ferris)

• AWA Southern Tag Team Championship (with Larry Latham as The Blonde Bombers)

10.29.1979 - 11.19.1979 (as Wayne Ferris)

• Mid-America Tag Team Championship (with Larry Latham as The Blonde Bombers)

12.15.1979 - 01.27.1980 (as Wayne Ferris)

• Mid-America Tag Team Championship (with Larry Latham as The Blonde Bombers)

02.26.1980 - 03.05.1980 (as Wayne Ferris)

• Mid-America Tag Team Championship (with Larry Latham as The Blonde Bombers)

07.05.1980 - 09.03.1980 (as Wayne Ferris)

• WWC North American Tag Team Championship (with Dutch Mantel)

10.11.1980 - 01.09.1981 (as Danny Condrey)

• WWC Caribbean Championship

12.20.1980 - 02.09.1981 (as Danny Condrey)

• AWA Southern Tag Team Championship (with Tojo Yamamoto)

03.14.1981 - 03.23.1981 (as Wayne Ferris)

• AWA Southern Tag Team Championship (with Kevin Sullivan)

05.02.1981 - 05.18.1981 (as Wayne Ferris)

• AWA Southern Tag Team Championship (with Kevin Sullivan)

05.25.1981 - 07.09.1981 (as Wayne Ferris)

• Alabama Heavyweight Championship

09.11.1982 - 12.30.1982 (as Wayne Ferris)

• NWA United States Junior Heavyweight Championship

12.01.1982 - 12.15.1982 (as Wayne Ferris)

• Southeastern Tag Team Championship (with Ron Starr as Devastation Inc.)

11.07.1983 - 12.05.1983 (as Wayne Ferris)

• Southeastern Heavyweight Championship

02.07.1984 - 03.12.1984 (as Wayne Ferris)

• Stampede International Tag Team Championship (with Ron Starr)

10.25.1985 - 02.07.1986 (as Honky Tonk Wayne)

• Stampede International Tag Team Championship (with Ron Starr)

02.21.1986 - 03.01.1986 (as Honky Tonk Wayne)

• Stampede International Tag Team Championship (with Ron Starr)

03.21.1986 - 05.02.1986 (as Honky Tonk Wayne)

• Stampede North American Championship

06.20.1986 - 08.29.1986 (as Honky Tonk Wayne)

• WWF Intercontinental Championship

06.02.1987 - 08.29.1988

• HWF Heavyweight Championship

04.23.1999 - 09.08.1999

• MEWF Heavyweight Championship

10.02.1999 - 11.13.1999

• UCW Heavyweight Championship

03.24.2000 - 03.25.2000

• APW Universal Heavyweight Championship

08.26.2000 - 10.07.2000

• NWH Tag Team Championship (with Paul Hudson)

10.21.2004 - 12.17.2004

• RME Tag Team Championship (with Bobby Collins)

03.26.2006 - 07.28.2006

• RME Heavyweight Championship

06.30.2006 - 07.02.2006

• UCW Tag Team Championship (with Luke Williams)

05.07.2009 - 10.22.2009

• BTW Heavyweight Championship

09.11.2009 - 10.24.2009

 

AWARDS WON

• WWE Hall of Fame

2019