| Mickey Rourke, in a 2008 film | 29 |
| ''Sometimes my back is against the ropes'' | 58 |
| One with pin tales? | 19 |
| One who's hard to pin down? | 31 |
| One using a pile driver | 23 |
| One familiar with pins | 22 |
| Hulk Hogan, for one | 19 |
| He may be hard to pin down | 26 |
| Athlete on a mat | 16 |
| Andre the Giant, e.g. | 21 |
| ''Rowdy'' Roddy Piper, to name one | 50 |
| Some combatants | 15 |
| They sometimes get pinned | 25 |
| Hulk Hogan and Triple H | 23 |
| Tries to pin down | 17 |
| Puts a hold on, say | 19 |
| Has a lock on? | 14 |
| Goes to the mat | 15 |
| Contends (with) | 15 |
| Competes in folkstyle | 21 |
| Sport important to this puzzle's theme | 42 |
| Sport at the Summer Olympics | 28 |
| Something done between the ropes | 32 |
| Olympics event held on a mat | 28 |
| Jesse Ventura has ties to it | 28 |
| Collegiate sport | 16 |
| Trainers looking for pins | 25 |
| Contest won with a pin | 22 |
| Subject covered in "Geometry for Grapplers"? | 54 |
| Dillon in a headlock? | 21 |
| Takedown | 8 |
| Place to get slapped around | 27 |
| Slamming sites | 14 |
| "Friday Night SmackDown" bout segment | 47 |
| Word coined to describe an unnamed Hulk Hogan maneuver? | 55 |
| All civilization outside of the Big W ranch? | 44 |
| Takes away by force | 19 |
| Seizes forcibly | 15 |
| Usurps, as power | 16 |
| Twists to pull free | 19 |
| Tears (away) from | 17 |
| Takes with force | 16 |
| Takes away forcibly | 19 |
| Seizes (from) | 13 |
| Pulls with a violent twist | 26 |
| Pulls from, as a purse | 22 |
| Pulls away forcefully | 21 |
| Gains by force | 14 |
| Forces loose | 12 |
| Extracts by force | 17 |
| Take train stations by force? | 29 |
| Miserable person | 16 |
| Unfortunate sort | 16 |
| Poor sinner | 11 |
| Object of pity | 14 |
| Miserable one | 13 |
| Despised person | 15 |
| Deplorably unfortunate person | 29 |
| Deplorable sort | 15 |
| Base person | 11 |
| Like Cinderella before the Prince? | 34 |
| San Simeon monogram | 19 |
| Name in U.S. journalism | 23 |
| Signature of a publisher | 24 |
| More ironic, as humor | 21 |
| More twisted | 12 |
| More twisted, as humor | 22 |
| More sardonic | 13 |
| More ironically funny | 21 |
| More perverse | 13 |
| More mocking | 12 |
| Less straight | 13 |
| Comparatively cockeyed | 22 |
| Most ironic | 11 |
| Most twisted | 12 |
| Most perverse | 13 |
| Most twisted, as humor | 22 |
| Tadpole, for example | 20 |
| Mosquito's larva or pupa | 28 |
| Ontario's Michelle ______ | 29 |
| Name in aviation or architecture | 32 |
| Great architect | 15 |
| Giller Prize winner 2001 | 24 |
| Emma Leroy portrayer, Janet _____ | 33 |
| Creator of Bigger Thomas | 24 |
| ... and last name of this puzzle's quipster | 47 |
| Noted pioneers | 14 |
| Wilbur and Orville | 18 |
| Carolina fliers | 15 |
| Aviation pioneers | 17 |
| Price Tower designer's area of expertise? | 45 |
| Architectural curve? | 20 |
| Home to comedian Steven? | 24 |
| Frank Lloyd's fiscal views? | 31 |
| Richard and Reynolds's bargain hunting manual? | 50 |
| Pioneer pilots | 14 |
| Pair commemorated on North Carolina's state quarter | 55 |
| Aviator Wilbur's entitlements? | 34 |
| Teresa has it? | 14 |
| Kitty Hawk paraphernalia? | 25 |