The Honky Tonk Man
Titles Won:
- WWF Intercontinental Championship
- WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2019)
He previously wrestled 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 The Ultimate Warrior at the 1988 SummerSlam.
He is the cousin of fellow professional wrestler and color commentator Jerry Lawler. Farris was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as part of the 2019 induction ceremony.
Notable Feuds
vs. Jake Roberts
vs. Randy Savage
vs. Brutus Beefcake
vs. Ron Bass
vs. Dusty Rhodes
Other Notable Achievements
APW Universal Heavyweight Championship
BTW Heavyweight Championship
ICW Heavyweight Championship
XWF/LPW Hall of Fame (class of 2008)
MEWF Heavyweight Championship
MSWA Tennessee Heavyweight Championship
AWA Southern Tag Team Championship (4 times) – with Larry Latham (3) and Tojo Yamamoto (1)
NWA Mid-America Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Larry Latham
NAWA Tag Team Championship – with Paul Hudson
NSWA Tag Team Championship – with Greg Valentine
NWA Alabama Heavyweight Championship
NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Championship (Northern Division)
NWA Southeastern Tag Team Championship – with Ron Starr
NWA Southeastern United States Junior Heavyweight Championship
Stampede International Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Ron Starr (2) and The Cuban Assassin (1)
Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship
UCW Tag Team Championship – with Bushwhacker Luke
UCW Heavyweight Championship
UWA Heavyweight Championship
WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Championship
XJAM Heavyweight Championship
