Tattoos are something many people have. A way to express yourself show who you are and what you stand for. Tattoos are a big thing in wrestling. They actually affect gimmicks and how wrestlers stand. Some fans will even like a wrestler just for their tattoos. In the real life they are just a way to express yourself in wrestling they are so much more. Let’s take a look at some key names in the wrestling world and their tattoos.
Randy Orton-
Rey Mysterio- We know the most obvious Rey Mysterio Tattoo is the word Mexican that goes across his stomach. With obvious meaning behind it. Along with his many other tattoos.
Cm Punk- His gimmick actually has shown right through his tattoos.
- A Pepsi Globe logo on his left shoulder that inspired the names of two of his signature moves. It also became a symbol of Punk himself, who wore the logo on his ring gear in the independent circuit, as well as a slightly modified Pepsi logo being used as part of his TitanTron entrance video.[144] He got the tattoo as a joke, as many fraternity members in his school were getting beer logos tattooed on their bodies. Punk, a keen Pepsi drinker, chose to receive a Pepsi tattoo to emphasize his straight edge beliefs.[5] The tattoo is also a reference to former Minor Threat guitarist Brian Baker, who had a Coca-Cola tattoo and explained this by saying “I like Coca-Cola”. When people inquire about Punk’s Pepsi tattoo, he often replies “I like Pepsi” in a similar fashion.[4]
- The words “Straight Edge” are spelled out on Punk’s stomach. This is one of his oldest tattoos;[143] he has referred to it as his identity.[145]
- A sleeve tattoo on his left arm that reads “luck is for losers” and features numerous good luck symbols, including a rabbit’s foot, four-leaf clover and a horseshoe.[146] The tattoo also features four ace playing cards as a tribute to trainer Ace Steel.[146]
- A tattoo on the back of his left hand reading “No gimmicks needed”, a tribute to deceased wrestler Chris Candido.[147]
- A tattoo on his right shoulder of the Cobra Command logo, G.I. Joe‘s enemy.
- Another GI Joe themed tattoo on his right forearm, mimicking the tattoo Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow have on their forearms.
- A tattoo of a rose on his left wrist.[148]
- A tattoo across his knuckles with the words “DRUG FREE” (“DRUG” on his right knuckles and “FREE” on his left).
- A tattoo behind his left ear of the number 31 with three stars surrounding it.
- A tattoo on his chest, the design of which is unknown, but includes a skull and a snake.
- A tattoo on the back of his hand with the logo of the now defunct rock band, Rocket from the Crypt.
- A tattoo of the Gill-man from The Creature from the Black Lagoon on the inside of his left bicep.
Many other wrestlers have tattoos also. Two people in Impact Wrestling have a gimmick completely based on tattoos. They are a tag team known by the name of Ink Inc. They say they represent the people who are not afraid to express themselves through getting tattoos and piercings.
Shannon Moore and member of Ink Inc. He actually truly loves tattoos he himself has many. But he has so much of a love for them he has his own tattoo and piercing shop Gas Chamber Ink. At Gas Chamber Ink many wrestlers have gotten tattoos done. For example Shannon Moore’s partner Jesse Neal.
But what do you think about tattoos in wrestling? What wrestlers do you think has the best tattoos?
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Michael Cole, without a shadow of a doubt, most definitely has the very best tattoos in all the wrestling world.
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I like most of the tattoos in wrestling. Edge had good tattoos, but I hate Randy’s, they look really generic, like most tribal tattoos do.
There is another (currently retired) wrestler who is a tattoo artist. Chikara’s Crossbones, who I think has done quite a lot of tattoos on wrestlers. The most famous of whom is CM Punk. He also did some of my favourite tattoos ever, on UltraMantis Black, all of which are Christmas influenced, although he also has a dreadful tramp stamp. Another wrestler in Chikara with a prominent tattoo is Icarus, who has a back piece that’s almost universally hated. Kizarny (Sinn Bohdi) has some really nice tattoos too. Some of the guys on the indys have nice individual pieces, like Jigsaw and Ophidian.
I don’t really like Rey’s tattoos, but they have good meanings behind them. He has his kids names on his arms, and the cross has Eddie’s initials in it. The prayer he has on his rib is from a fan who gave him a collage with a prayer on it, and he had it tattooed onto his ribs in Spanish. He has two skeletons on his leg that, when you put them together they form a heart and it says, ‘Love till Death.’ which represents him and his wife. The back piece is the only one I really like, and shows how each vertebra should be aligned, because of the impact and damage wrestlers do the their backs.
Honestly though, if we’re talking tattoos in wrestling, then you always have to remember the Undertaker. He’s covered, and I think he was the guy who really paved the way for wrestler’s with tattoos, and was the one to make it acceptable. Umaga had some interesting ones too, like a picture of his deceased relative Yokozuna on his arm
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Interesting column, haven’t read too many about wrestlers tattoo’s.
Personally, I hate when people get tattoos for no reason. But, when i see the likes of Sheamus with his Celtic Cross, that MEANS something and their is a story behind it. But some wrestlers look ridiculous with tattoos.
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Randy’s tattoos are so up and down for me. One week I’ll be like damn I love those tattoos I want a sleeve like that. Then the next week I’ll think they look shit. He could at least put a bit of colour into them. I prefer Randy minus the sleeve tattoos better.
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