Do you think wrestlers should be granted time off throughout the year?

The lifestyles of wrestlers, always being on the road and away from their families, seems unethical in my opinion. Wrestling so many matches is no doubt taxing on the body as well. It's an incredibly physical profession, and constant bumping will no doubt lead to injuries and chronic physical wear and tear.

I've thought of this through the lens of WWE, but the idea can work in other companies too with the months switched around. I think the talent should get "shifts" of time off. The plan I had thought of would be as follows:

  1. January - March (or really until WM): Mostly new talent that haven't broken into the main event or even midcard scene yet. Let them step aside so that important feuds can be on display with more air time for storylines.
  2. April - June: Veterans/tenured Randy Orton types. Would be a good way to experiment with some of your established talent venturing out in other media (movie and TV appearances, guests on talk shows, etc.) while retaining them as full-time roster members. They'd be back starting with SummerSlam, making the event feel more grand.
  3. July - September: Midcarders get a break. With the veterans back, set up some big-time matches at SummerSlam.
  4. October - December: Main eventers. Have Survivor Series really be focused on actual 5-on-5 matches, which can propel the undercard and midcard guys. Rumble will see a slew of big time returns, setting up the WM feuds.

What does everyone think of this? Is a single offseason a better plan? Should this even be implemented at all?

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u/SheetJeans59638 — 11 days ago

How would the hijackers rank in terms of piloting ability?

This is out of complete curiosity and not meant to positively appraise anything about the despicable men behind this tragedy. All of them seemed to have extremely limited experience actually piloting a large aircraft.

I believe Hani Hanjour had the most flight experience, and if I'm not mistaken, was the only one who originally went to flight school for the genuine purpose of being a pilot. However, I've also read that his instructors were particularly pessimistic about his flying abilities. Flight 77 also an incredibly unorthodox flight path that culminated in flying level just above the ground, even striking light poles.

It is known that both Atta and Jarrah keyed the wrong microphone and mistakenly contacted air traffic control, demonstrating unfamiliarity with the aircraft.

al-Shehhi took an incredibly steep descent and nearly missed the second tower. I've heard one user theorize that he stayed high to avoid traffic from the nearby airports, which would explain why the descent started so late.

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u/SheetJeans59638 — 2 months ago

Brian Clark recollection of stopping at 44th floor - Godwin Forde?

https://youtu.be/IrqelRFpyXc?t=1590

At 26:30 of this video of Brian Clark's retelling of his 9/11 escape, he mentions stopping at the 44th floor to get information about the situation, and coming across a security guard who was tending to an injured man. The 44th floor was the location of the lower sky lobby, but it was also in the location of Morgan Stanley's offices, spanning from floors 43-46 (among other locations in the WTC).

https://preview.redd.it/vpwfvnoh6g0h1.jpg?width=1638&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d4f8c6232a79ec7b7703ec11445bb697854c9bce

This is an image depicting Godwin Forde, a security guard. The photo appears to be from the 44th floor, as there is a secondary photo taken by the same photographer that goes along with it, also showing people viewing North Tower coverage, in what appears to be the lower sky lobby:

https://preview.redd.it/lv2vopxg7g0h1.jpg?width=1898&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0d74b83aca07a46ce1baed5966bc3c612651ae97

What shocked me upon first learning about these photos was the revelation that Godwin Forde did not survive. He would have had enough time to escape and with a relatively unimpeded path. However, if he were "on duty" as Brian Clark describes the man on the 44th floor, that could explain his death. It's certainly possible these are two separate individuals however.

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u/SheetJeans59638 — 2 months ago