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 BS 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 WWFnow 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 payperview of SummerSlam He is the cousin of professional wrestler and color commentator Jerry The King Lawler