Real name: Ron Wayne Farris
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 256 lbs.
Date of birth: January 25, 1953
Hometown: Memphis, TN
Pro debut: 1977
Trained by: Herb Welch
Finishing move: Swinging Neckbreaker
Biography
- In June 1979, the Blonde Bombers (Farris and Larry Latham) defeated Bill Dundee and Jerry Lawler in Tupelo, MS for the Southern Tag Team title.
- Managed by Sgt. Danny Davis, the Blonde Bombers defeated Rick and Robert Gibson in August 1979 for a second Southern Tag Team title.
- On December 15, 1979, the Blonde Bombers downed George Gulas and Ken Lucas for the NWA Mid-American Tag Team title in Chattanooga, TN.
- The Blonde Bombers regained the NWA Mid-American Tag Team title in July 1980 by defeating Bobby Eaton and the Great Togo.
- Farris and the Cuban Assassian defeated Chris Benoit and Ben Bassarab in Calgary, Alberta for the Stampede International Tag Team title.
- On June 20, 1986, Farris defeated Bad News Allen in to capture the Stampede North American title.
- In August 1986, Farris vacated the North American title, and headed to the WWF, and became the Honkeytonk Man.
- On June 2, 1987, The Honky Tonk Man defeated Ricky Steamboat in Buffalo, NY to capture the Intercontinental title. He would hold the title until Summerslam 1988.
- At the 1990 Survivor Series, Ted DiBiase, the Undertaker, Rythm'n Blues [Honky Tonk Man, Greg "The Hammer" Valentine]) defeated the Dream Team (Dusty Rhodes, Koko B. Ware, the Hart Foundation [Hart and Jim Neidhart]).
- Ware was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame on April 4, 2009 in Houston, TX by The Honky Tonk Man.
