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Farris began his career in 1977 working in [[Malden, Missouri]] and wrestled alongside his training partner [[Koko B. Ware]] for [[Professional wrestling promoter|promoter]] Henry Rogers.<ref name=":2" /> Farris then moved on to [[Memphis Wrestling]] in 1978, originally working as a jobber to the stars.<ref name=":0" /> He wrestled frequently in Birmingham, Dothan, Mobile, and Pensacola as "Dynamite" Wayne Farris. He achieved greater success when he [[Tag team|teamed]] with [[Moondog Spot|Larry Latham]] to form [[The Blond Bombers]] when they were put together by Gerry Brisco in Florida Championship Wrestling.<ref name=":0" /> The Bombers were later put with [[Daniel Briley|Sgt. Danny Davis]] as their [[Manager (professional wrestling)|manager]] when they came back to Memphis.<ref name=":0" />
 
The Blond Bombers were involved in heated [[Feud (professional wrestling)|feuds]] with several [[Face (professional wrestling)|fan favorite]] teams across the two competing Tennessee [[Professional wrestling promotion|promotions]], appearing in both [[Nick Gulas]]'s Nashville based territory, and [[Jerry Jarrett]]'s Memphis area. Their signature moment was the now famous "Tupelo Concession Stand Brawl" against [[Jerry Lawler]] and [[Bill Dundee]]. He then had stints in the [[American Wrestling Association]] (AWA), [[Jim Crockett Promotions]], [[World Wrestling Council]] (WWC), [[Continental Championship Wrestling|Southeastern Championship Wrestling]], Southwest Championship Wrestling, National Wrestling Alliance and [[Stampede Wrestling]] through the early 1980s, winning multiple [[Professional wrestling championship|singles]] and [[World tag team championship|tag team championships]] in each. 111
 
=== Stampede Wrestling (1982–1986) ===