| JOHNSON | *I am a WWE Champion, an actor, and my nickname is geology-related |
| ROPE | Something to climb in a WWE match |
| KASPAROV | Former world chess champion, an opponent of Vladimir Putin, who left Russia in 2013 (8) |
| SLINGBACK | Throw champion an item of footwear |
| TAB | Blond 50s idol as an actor and singer (though he said of his role in Island Of Desire, "It was more important to look good almost nude than to be an actor"); ... Hunter |
| MIRANDA | Ms Hart is an actor and comedian in drama (7) |
| RANDYORTON | 10-time WWE Champion and son of WWE Hall of Famer Bob: 2 wds. |
| BREAKALEG | Encouragement to an actor, and what this puzzle's starred answers do |
| KEITH | First name of Lily Allen's dad, an actor and documentary maker (5) |
| ORTON | WWE champion Randy who had a long rivalry with John Cena |
| CENA | Defending WWE Champion in a Street Fight against Cody Rhodes on Night 2 of SummerSlam 2025.(last name) (4) |
| THEMIZ | Two-time WWE champion who was on The Real World before he was famous: 2 wds. |
| RONDA | WWE champion Rousey |
| JEANCLAUDEVAN | Belgian martial artist and actor, whose nickname is The Muscles from Brussels (4,6,3,5) |
| BLUEBERET | Referring to the hats they wear, what nickname is given to a member of a UN peacekeeping force? (4,5) |
| CORIGAUFF | Teenage tennis sensation who shot to fame at Wimbledon and whose nickname is Coco (4,5) |
| ROLLER | What nickname is applied to a Rolls Royce car? (6) |
| BOB | Palindrome power: This popular boy's nickname is spelled the same way backward and forward |
| OSCAR | What nickname is given to an Academy Award? (5) |
| ELGIN | ..... City, Scottish Third Division side whose nickname is The Black and Whites (5) |
