ABOUT OUR FOUNDER
WAYNE ERIC BOYD
ACTOR. AUTHOR. COACH. FORMER STATE and national WRESTLING CHAMPION. producer.
MAKING HEADLINES SINCE DAY ONE
Wayne Eric Boyd was proudly born on February 2, 1947 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York 14 miles from Manhattan. From his birth he was an exciting character according to his mother, Lavinia Avis Wroth Boyd.
In 1949, Wayne was seen in front of the Buckingham Palace in full western gear with guns drawn on a palace guard and then taking on a London Bobby, from behind, in the streets of London. It created quite a stir and following.
“NEVER GIVE UP ATTITUDE”
Wayne followed in his older brothers footsteps being a Little League baseball and Midget League football all-star. By the time Wayne was in the 7th grade his passion became wrestling after placing 2nd in the Norfolk, Virginia City Wrestling Tournament by a one point loss and he didn't like the feeling.
The premier high schools in Norfolk were Granby, Maury and Norview and in the 8th grade, at age 13, Wayne would walk from Norview Junior High School to Norview Senior High School and defeat all comers, some four and five years older, to make first string on the Norview Junior Varsity Wrestling Team in 1960-61 and would finish the season 10-1.
He didn't like that feeling either, losing was for losers he thought and his "Never Give Up Attitude" began with a burning desire to win.
The next four years, starting in 1961-62, he would place 3rd in the District and State Championships feeling good about winning his third place matches but the 1st place finish was his goal with an undefeated season.
1962-63: Wayne placed 3rd in the District and 1st in the State of Virginia, still not good enough.
1963-64: Wayne placed 2nd in the District and 1st in the State defeating an opponent who had defeated him four times, still not good enough.
1964-65: Wayne placed 1st in the District and 1st in the State and completed an undefeated season and to this day is the only 3X State Wrestling Champion in the history of Norview High School.
Good enough but what's next?
ACADEMICALLY ACCOMPLISHED and ELITE WRESTLER
Wayne graduated high school and received an offer from the #1 Wrestling College in the Nation, Oklahoma State University, Coached by the Great Myron Roderick. Wayne was the first in the Boyd family to continue to a higher education.
Wayne was a three time MAC Champion, undefeated in dual meets, three time EIWA placer, winning in 1969 and became Temple University's first ever NCAA Wrestling Champion beating Oklahoma State’s Ron Thrasher in the quarter-finals with Myron Roderick in the corner coaching his last year, beat Wes Cain in the semi-finals who beat the defending NCAA champion in the quarters and won the finals over Stan Keeley of Oklahoma University by pin, making him the only person to ever pin in the finals of the MAC, EIWA and the NCAA in back to back weekends in the history of wrestling.
He finished his senior year undefeated and was voted the "Outstanding Wrestler in the United States” by The National Wrestling Coaches Clinic. In 1970, Wayne graduated with a BS degree in Communications (RTF) Radio, Television and Film with minors in speech, journalism and theater.
1972
MENTOR AND COACH
After establishing in 1972 the first ever full time wrestling and health club East Coast Wrestling & Health Club (ECWHC) and Little League Wrestling in Virginia Beach, USA, Wayne became a mentor of boys and men as a wrestling coach and businessman.
1976
FOUNDED WEB Productions
In 1976 he established WEB Productions, an advertising and marketing company that represented companies all over Virginia Beach, Norfolk and Portsmouth, VA.
Wayne also produced concerts, speaking engagements until 1984 when he and his son, Frank, born March 14, 1968 departed for California to chase their new dreams of surfing and movies.
1981
WAYNE PINS 680LB. BEAR
On May 4th, 1981 at the Virginia Neptune Festival, Wayne Boyd at 31 years of age became the only man to ever pin Victor at 4:24, the 680 pound 8’3” tall wrestling Bear that was 14,999-0 at the time and died years later with that one and only loss in his career. Victor was raised, coached and trained by George Allen of North Carolina.
1984
california SUCCESS
In 1984, Wayne founded Boyd's Automobile Detail and Limousine business in Manhattan Beach, CA to great success.
1993
JUST THE BEGINNING
After moving to Palm Springs, CA in 1993, he continued coaching wrestling at local high schools as a volunteer while producing, writing and acting in over 500 thirty minute TV shows and 5,000 thirty second commercials with two full length documentaries to his credit, “Champions of Champions” and “Blood Guts Glory,” and feature film “One More Shot.” “One More Shot” was released in theaters across Oklahoma in 1997, received great reviews, and placed top two in the Iowa Film Festival and played in 18 theaters over 14 cities.
2000-2004
Top three
Driven by his desire to improve the prosperity and governance of his community, Wayne Boyd is active in civic affairs, having run twice and placed third both times, for mayor of Palm Springs, California in 2000 and 2004.
2012-Present
WORLD CHAMPIONS
In 2012, Wayne co-founded with Andrew F. Barth, Titan Mercury Wrestling Club that traveled the United States and the World establishing themselves as the #1 wrestling club in the world while helping the United States win World and Olympic Gold Medals for individuals and team.
WHAT’s NEXT FOR WAYNE?
At 76 years of age Wayne is just getting started! He is developing a luxury wellness center, named Margot Cartier, writing his memoirs “Wrestling With Life” and in development on two feature films titled “RattleSnake” and “103 lbs.” while he launches a new wrestling league with partners called the “American Wrestling League” (AWL).
After several near death experiences and operations with only a 3% chance of survival, Wayne is grateful to God, his Lord Jesus Christ and his friends. He is not happy with the cognitive bias, wrongful conviction, and being falsely accused in the United States, that’s based on lies and made up circumstances by the prosecution and accusers, but like he says;
"It's Not What Happens To You In Life That Counts, It's How You Handle What Happens To You That Counts."
Don't count Wayne Eric Boyd out with his never give up attitude!