From the Top Rope

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Across
  1. 3. : WWE’s developmental brand
  2. 5. : Referee’s job
  3. 6. : Surf-themed high-flyer in NXT
  4. 8. : Make a move look painful
  5. 9. : Team match format
  6. 11. : Promoter’s backing
  7. 12. : Crowd eruption
  8. 16. : Final match on a card… or the biggest attraction
  9. 18. : Night’s lineup
  10. 19. : Michaels’ superkick setup
  11. 22. : Olympic gold medalist turned pro wrestler
  12. 28. : Jeff Hardy’s aerial finisher
  13. 29. : Kurt Angle submission hold
  14. 31. : Daredevil famous for the Swanton Bomb
  15. 35. : Teen prospect known for gravity-defying offense
  16. 36. : Championship prize
Down
  1. 1. : Switch hero/villain alignment
  2. 2. : AJ Styles’ signature move
  3. 4. : The “People’s Champion” of late-’90s wrestling
  4. 7. : Masked star associated with the number 619
  5. 10. : The “Phenomenal” one in the ring
  6. 12. : Masked luchador whose taunt means “zero fear”
  7. 13. : Hugely popular with fans
  8. 14. : Dominant powerhouse on developmental wrestling TV
  9. 15. : Straight-edge star behind a famous “pipe bomb”
  10. 17. : CM Punk’s finishing knee strike
  11. 20. : Scripted match outcome
  12. 21. : Explosive member of a well-known wrestling family
  13. 23. : Monday night wrestling show
  14. 24. : As in ___ Elbow, a Rock finisher
  15. 25. : Wrestling villain
  16. 26. : Submission hold
  17. 27. : WrestleMania, briefly
  18. 28. : Mr. WrestleMania
  19. 30. : Match type often linked to the Hardys
  20. 32. : Wrestling hero
  21. 33. : Annual over-the-top-rope battle royal
  22. 34. : The “squared circle”