The following is a timeline for the WWE and WCW career of the Honky Tonk Man. Listed is every PPV match (excluding battle royals in which he was not involved in the ending) and title change that he has been involved in. Bolded items represent title victories while italicized items represent title losses.

1987
3/29 Wrestlemania III - beat Jake Roberts
6/2 - won the Intercontinental Championship from Ricky Steamboat
10/3 Saturday Night's Main Event # 12 - lost to Randy Savage by DQ
11/26 Survivor Series - Jim Duggan, Brutus Beefcake, Randy Savage, Ricky Steamboat & Jake Roberts beat The Honky Tonk Man, Harley Race, Hercules Hernandez, Danny Davis, & Ron Bass

1988
2/5 The Main Event - lost to Randy Savage by DQ
3/27 Wrestlemania IV - lost to Brutus Beefcake by DQ
8/29 SummerSlam - lost the Intercontinental Championship to The Ultimate Warrior
11/24 Survivor Series - Ultimate Warrior, Brutus Beefcake, The Blue Blazer, Sam Houston, & Jim Brunzell beat The Honky Tonk Man, Bad News Brown, Greg Valentine, Ron Bass, & Danny Davis

1989
1/7 SNME # 19 - lost to Intercontinental Champion The Ultimate Warrior
4/2 Wrestlemania V - The Hart Foundation beat Greg Valentine & The Honky Tonk Man
7/29 SNME # 22 - lost to WWF Champion Hulk Hogan
8/2 SummerSlam - lost to Dusty Rhodes
11/23 Survivor Series - Dusty Rhodes, Terry Taylor, Brutus Beefcake, & Tito Santana beat Big Boss Man, Bad News Brown, The Honky Tonk Man, & Rick Martel

1990
10/13 SNME # 28 - Hulk Hogan & Tugboat beat Greg Valentine & The Honky Tonk Man by DQ
11/22 Survivor Series - The Undertaker, Ted DiBiase, Honky Tonk Man & Greg Valentine beat Dusty Rhodes, Tag Team Champs The Hart Foundation, & Koko B. Ware

1994
10/23 Halloween Havoc - fought TV Champion Johnny B Badd to a draw
11/16 Clash of the Champions 29 - lost to TV Champion Johnny B Badd by DQ
12/27 Starrcade - lost to TV Champion Johnny B Badd

2008
10/26 Cyber Sunday - beat Intercontinental Champion Santino Marella by DQ

_{Sources include: Pro Wrestling Illustrated Almanac, wwe.com, and onlineworldofwrestling.com}