While writing my column for for awastars.com I was informed by Mr. Gagne that he was launching a brand new AWA wrestling magazine titled, "AWA Intensity" and that he wanted me to write the first piece featured in it. I was honored. The one problem was that, living in the Cincinnati area at the time I had never been to a live AWA event. All of my AWA knowledge was from a historical prospective which was why my primary duty was to write columns connecting the modern AWA with the magnificent history of the past. Gagne said that is exactly why he wanted me to write the first article. He wanted the very first thing that the fans would read to be one that assured fans that the great AWA legacy would endure just as they remember and the old school tradition which they love would continue. The only guidelines I was given was in regards to the length. Other than that Mr. Gagne had full confidence in my abilities do deliver exactly what he was looking for. As promised my piece was featured on page one of the inaugural issue. He even sent me a free copy of the first issue. Here is a scan of the actual article as it appeared in AWA Intensity issue #1. You can read my other columns as posted on awastars.com which has been archived here. TNTMF, The Boss
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Author: Sean BossmanFrom 2005 to 2008 I was a columnist for the Minneapolis based American Wrestling Association (under the moniker of "Sean Bush" claiming to be a spoiled relative of then U.S. President George W. Bush lol) both for the official AWA webite as well as their short lived printed magazine. In order to differentiate myself from other columnists, I avoided writing straight ahead pieces about the here and now and instead wrote everything from a historical perspective always referencing the AWA's grand legacy in correspondence to where the company was going. Mr. Gagne appreciated my unique style so much that he assigned me to write the opening article for the first issue of the newly launched AWA magazine. Archives
August 2008
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