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Peckers probably

buy motorcycle parts somewhere.

Oliver.

And we're usually waiting on you, dude.

Cuban time, baby.

This is crazy.

Anybody see Oliver Peck?

Let's kick this thing off.

Coming to you from Las Vegas, Nevada.

On Ink

Master, Return of the Masters.

For the first time ever, three Ink Master winners are back to coach teams.

Wow.

I would get a different shirt before he asked people to pick you.

Would you say glasses?

You could see the future with those things.

Your future's horrible.

With guidance, I can make you better than what you are now.

I'm here for you.

I'm here to make you $100,000.

This is just the beginning, man.

There's no stopping what's going to happen.

Coaches, you'll also battle it out for $100,000 of your own.

This is the time.

Really start listening to the coaches.

And coaches, you got to coach.

Because now it's your cash on the line.

Welcome to Ink Master.

This is going to be a street fight.

We win and lose as a team.

We're here to look out for our family, and that's it.

Gun down who you want.

What about this thing?

You guys are poor losers, bro.

You don't know me.

You are an egotistical prick.

One by one, they were eliminated.

I'm going to fight for my team.

That's just me as a coach.

You do your thing.

I'm talking about me.

OK.

You're always talking about you.

If you're as good as me, you would too.

Wait till the finale, bro.

You're about to get sniped out.

You're going to have to wait.

In the end.

One artist from each team was left standing.

The fight for the title is far from over.

You will have 24 hours to tattoo a battle royale.

Wow.

Coaches, to prove that you're the best of the best, you will also go head to head in the most

brutal test yet, a 24-hour head tattoo.

What is he kidding?

You must also face off at the finale with a final six-hour tattoo.

What?

The fight is here.

Call your shot.

Full-bodied snake.

It's a thigh.

Neo-traditional.

I'm going to beat you anyway.

It doesn't matter.

Sure.

Tonight on the season finale.

Find your balls and grab old.

Let's win this money, bro.

The other competitors don't have anything on me.

One coach and one artist will take home $100,000 prizes.

Nobody's going this big, dude.

And the title of Ink Master.

Welcome to the Ink Master season finale.

Can you believe it?

We're here in Las Vegas.

And for the first time in Ink Master history, three dancers returned and coached them all

season.

Nobody knows how hard it is to be a coach than me.

I was on the losing end, and it's tough.

Every time one of your teammates takes a fall, you feel that.

It's not easy, so I know exactly where these guys are.

Well, we definitely saw these coaches raise the level of artwork right off the start, got

these artists going.

And after that, we ended up with one from each team.

in the finale.

Let's give it up.

That's right.

And one of them will walk away with $100,000, a feature in Ink Magazine.

And you know what this is.

Let's say it together.

And the title of Ink Master.

All right.

From Team Steve, give it up for Roly T-Rex.

And from Team Anthony, Juan Salgado.

And from Team DJ, Mr.

Josh.

Payne.

Also in the house tonight are the eliminated artists from each team.

And the finalists

aren't the only ones with $100,000 on the line.

The final master face-off is going down right now.

The coaches have been tattooing for the last five and a half hours right here on this very

stage.

Give it up for Steve Tech, the

ever-handsome Anthony Michaels.

DJ Tandy.

Hey, coaches, I hate to do this to you, but this is my job.

You have less than 30 minutes left to tattoo.

So let's get going, yeah?

And why are you guys still standing here?

I want to go see what's up.

Let's check it out.

Let's check it out.

We've got two huge battles coming to an end tonight.

One finalist will be walking away with $100,000, and one coach will also be walking

away with $100,000.

Let's check out these tattoos.

Yo, Chris, what's going on over there?

Steve's over here doing a snake.

Come in here and check this out.

Steve's got some really bright contrasting colors.

But more than all, Steve is showing off his style, a la Steve.

Talk to me a little bit about this neo-traditional choice, which is off the beaten path for

a guy like you.

Well, I thought DJ thought it would throw me off doing a snake.

And I'm here to push myself like I pushed my team all season.

Roli, you could attest to that.

You got pushed all season by Steve.

How did that feel?

Man, you know, I have the ultimate respect for Steve.

I fought hard.

I did what I had to do.

I have better application than both of these dudes, and I deserve to be here.

Wow.

You definitely had to earn that spot, man.

Congratulations, dude.

Thank you, man.

All right, let's check in with Anthony.

Oliver, what is the word?

Oh, man, Anthony is killing it over here.

True Anthony Michael style.

Beautiful finesse.

This thing is soft.

And beautiful.

All right, Anthony.

Got a big question for you.

Out of all these three coaches this season, you had the least amount of experience tattooing

in general.

How did it feel being in charge of a team and coaching people?

Man, listen, I was shook.

You know, I had to face all my insecurities on the spot.

I won season seven with, you know, off my gut instinct.

I did the same thing this season.

That's why Juan sitting over there representing the Wolfpack.

Well, killer job, man.

Killer job.

Juan, I got to ask you.

Did you trust Anthony's gut?

Honestly, I didn't at first.

But in reality, Anthony helped me immensely.

He helped me to become a better tattooer.

And thanks to him, I'm winning this.

All right.

Oh, my god.

Confident.

This guy's confident.

I like that.

But you know who else is confident?

Chris, what's up with DJ?

How's he doing over there?

This guy is flowing over here, Dave.

Let me tell you, cameraman, do me a favor.

Just come in here and take a look at this work.

It really has a delicate touch with such an aggressive edge.

But more than my rambling, how do you feel, man?

Second time Ink Master history, two competitions back to back.

I feel great.

I feel great.

Nice, man.

Vegas, Vegas strong.

Vegas strong!

I took a lot of heat this season.

Any time I was being harsh, it just stemmed from my passion.

I'm super passionate about tattooing.

I'm super passionate about anything art.

And I think some of my harshness is what got Josh Payne to that stage and is what made me

win last year.

Let me talk to you for a second, Josh.

You were one of the most hated men on the panel.

You were the target.

How did that feel?

Yeah, I came in as day one super confident.

I knew what I wanted.

That was the title of Ink Master.

And I did what I could.

I ruffled some feathers.

I had a little bit of fun in there.

And the whole time, you know, a lot of people mistook my confidence for cockiness.

But at the end of the day, you know, love me or hate me, I'm here to be the next Ink Master.

Well, Josh, let's hope you didn't make too many enemies, because there is one other thing

that all of you do need to know.

There always is, isn't there?

Yeah.

The judges are not the only ones with the power tonight.

Oh.

What?

Look at his face.

Look at his face.

He doesn't like this.

I really like you guys.

You're all the coolest.

Eliminated artists, the power is also in your hands.

Because you will form a jury of peers.

The jury will deliberate and put one coach and one finalist into the top two.

The judges will then determine the second coach and finalist to move into the top two.

The coach and the finalist that are not chosen by the jury or the judges will be eliminated.

Ooh.

And these are all tough decisions, believe me.

Now, over the last several months in their hometowns, the coaches and the finalists each had

to tattoo their master canvas.

Let's see how that went.

One last time, let's do this thing.

I came in, and I talked a big game, and I'm here to win this whole damn thing.

And this is the piece that's going to solidify it.

Basically, that's what we're going with.

That's awesome.

I went a lot bigger than the other two are going to go, but I said it.

Let's go for it.

You ready for this?

I'm ready, buddy.

I can't wait to show you what I did, bro.

It's one of the most iconic scenes in tattooing.

This is a battle royale.

That is amazing, bro.

I'm not doing it for the money.

I'm doing it for my people of Puerto Rico.

The hurricane, it didn't only destroy the island.

It destroys everybody's hope.

I'm honored to wear this.

Nice to meet you, man.

Dude, I'm stoked.

If I was to win, it would just prove that if you put your mind to something and you work hard,

you can do anything.

The eagle portrays my team, and we have the golden skull.

And then the dragon portrays team Anthony.

We're both going at team DJ, which is a snake.

And that's pretty much the way it was the whole season.

At the end of it, we're going to win it all.

There you go, bro.

I'm the OG of Ink Master.

I was underestimated all season long.

I proved that I'm a fighter.

The demon sucks the souls out of people, eats them, wanted to do me.

Hey, king of horror's got to do it.

He's got to do it, man.

I mean, this thing's going to be sick.

So this is kind of what I was thinking.

It's like a religious Tibetan mask.

I don't get to do many heads, but I'm always down for a challenge.

How far down do the neck is this going to go?

How far down do you want to do that?

I want my whole neck covered.

One thing I'm known for is my speed.

So if I can get something bigger than the other two coaches, I'm down.

Nobody's going this big, dude.

I was the most inexperienced artist to win the title of Ink Master.

Now I have to prove that wasn't a fluke.

What I'm envisioning is a Polynesian approach.

But also, I'm big on portraiture.

So on one side, I'd like to apply a portrait of a Maori woman.

On the other side, a man.

This is blowing my mind.

I'm taking huge risks with this design.

It's unique.

It's powerful.

It's completely unexpected.

And that right there is what's going to get me the win.

We got to move, and we got to boogie, because this thing is huge.

Bro, this part is going to suck.

God Christ already.

Find your happy spot, man.

I want Team Steve to win this clean sweep.

An hour to go, bro.

This is stressful.

There's no way I'm letting Steve or Anthony get in the way of my back-to-back title.

Man, I hope DJ's crushing it, because I really want to see both of us stand up there victorious

together.

If you never knew what $100,000 looks like, this is what it looks like.

$200,000, a new Ink Master, and a lot of badass tattoos.

Do not go away.

No flipping.

It's the

Ink Master finale.

Now, for the last six hours, the coaches have been tattooing, and their time is almost up.

You guys ready to count this down with me?

Yeah.

All right, here we go.

5, 4, 3, 2, 1.

That's it.

Time is up.

Machines down.

No more ink.

All right, guys, clean up your tattoos and get ready for your critiques.

That's it.

What do you guys think?

Should we tell them what's happening next season on Ink Master?

I think it's time, man.

All right.

Two heavy hitters will return as coaches and put one of the biggest rivalries in Ink Master

history to rest once and for all.

Kristen Buckingham.

Show up

tonight, queen.

If you think I'm afraid of you, you got another thing coming.

We'll see.

Guys.

You ready to settle this?

I've been waiting to settle things with this knucklehead forever.

Let's do it.

All right.

You think I'm afraid of a fight?

Ink Master Grudge Match Clean versus Christian will premiere on September 4 on Paramount

Network.

You definitely won't miss it.

But now, but now, back to the main event.

It's time to hear what the judges think about these master face-off tattoos.

Steve, get on up here.

In true teft fashion, you got to sneak a little bit of evil in there.

And I really like it, man.

A lot of detail.

The head of the snake looks really tough.

You've got the horns on it.

You've got a really cool pattern underneath the color.

A lot of really fine details, smooth color blending.

Very legible as to what direction the snake is going in and out behind the hand.

One thing I love about your tattooing, no matter what style you're hitting, you still are

able to put your stamp on it.

And I think that's the mark with your artist, man.

Really good.

All right, Steve.

Thank you, man.

Anthony, you're up next.

This thing is beautiful.

I can read it from here.

I know what's going on.

And I really love the background of that moon.

You got that negative space right there, so you can really read the head of the snake.

Your tattoo is clean.

It's solid.

I think it shows a little bit of jitters.

But I think everybody tonight does.

You know, this is a tough arena and a tough place to sit and really pull these off.

But that tattoo is really legible.

Thank you, man.

All right, Anthony.

Thank you, man.

Good job.

And finally, DJ, come on down, man.

All right, DJ, as always, you went huge.

You went bigger than everybody else.

Design-wise, I think this thing is pretty flawless, man.

I love the details in the snake.

I love your style and design of the snake.

I think that you've really got a trademark here.

A lot of detail, really smooth, long, clean, flowing lines.

And your color fades from all the way down the middle of the snake are perfect everywhere

you see it.

Little tiny bits of open skin in here.

Really let this thing breathe a little bit.

A mile away, man, this thing stands strong.

But what I got to say, my favorite part about this tattoo, of all three, this fits the shape

of this woman's leg perfectly.

I mean, this thing is placed with the contours of the body and really looks naturally, beautifully

there.

Killer job, dude.

Thanks a lot, bud.

This is going to be one tight race.

When we come back.

the finalists will reveal their 24-hour master canvases that will earn one of them the title

of Ink Master.

Stay tuned and no flipping.

Welcome back to the season finale of Ink Master, coming to you from Las Vegas.

Locked in their own fight for survival, the finalists have battled it out all season long

to make it to this point.

And time has come to see their 24-hour battle royale master canvas tattoos.

Up first.

From Team Steve, Roly, come on over.

All right, buddy, let's see your tattoo.

Ollie?

Technically, this thing is solid and smooth.

Outline is crisp and clean.

All the color saturation is in and packed in really, really solid.

You have some great color blends.

You have also great use of open skin.

Where I have a hard time with the tattoo is going to be the illustration of the tattoo.

The whole thing about a battle royale is showing the full bodies.

Right.

This is a battle.

They are in battle.

Each one holds its own presence and its own ground.

So to just do heads, it makes it very tough.

I mean, you guys said we could do any style.

And that's what I did.

I wanted to make sure that from far away you can read the tattoo.

From here, I see that you've got a huge, badass chess piece on this guy.

But I don't know it's a battle royale from here.

I did a bold tattoo.

It's technically perfect.

And you know I'm happy with it.

You put your own stamp on it.

This is one tough tattoo, man.

Thank you, Roly.

All right, from Team Anthony, Juan, come on up.

Check it out.

I like that you can see a lot of the anatomical features of these creatures separately.

My main goal here was to create a very meaningful piece.

You know, like me, Josh, and Roly, we're in an epic battle royale, just like the animals.

Yeah.

But at the same time, we're brothers.

So you see, like, the tails entangling themselves, meaning that, you know?

We're all brothers, but we're all fighting.

I like the way that you bring the wing over the top that almost encases the snake.

For me, the negative to the tattoo is going to be the power or the relationship between the

size of the head of the dragon and the dragon's power versus the size of the eagle.

I just wish that the eagle's head wasn't the same size as the dragon's head.

That throws the dynamic for me and that strength off a little bit.

For me, I wish that eagle was swooping down, and the dragon was swooping up, and you had more

of an entanglement.

But where you have the dark blacks coming out and the color just blasting through that and

getting really bright, you show a lot of dimension.

You show a lot of flow.

Technically, this tattoo is really smooth, really soft.

It's got a nice, blended-in, subtle feel.

It looks like a painting.

This thing is technically badass.

Definitely a Juan Sagado tattoo, man.

Thank you, man.

Thank you, Warren.

Thank you, man.

And finally, from Team DJ, Josh, come on over here, man.

And reveal.

You got a lot of coverage here.

Certainly the biggest piece that we've seen tonight.

Yeah, I wanted to come out and just deliver something huge, epic, grand.

This whole entire ride with everybody here has been that big.

Trying to capture these animals and the whole body, the whole fight, there was no way I was

keeping it on a chest.

So I said, let's go big and let's go for it.

The first downside of this for me is the size of the dragon versus the size of his claws.

Small claws for a huge dragon.

Again, keeping in mind the relationship of each piece in within itself and against its opponent

is what makes these battle royales flow.

As far as your tattooing goes,

I think this thing has some really amazing features to it.

I love the eagle.

I love the snake.

You know, these have a really strong look, and your color palette is strong.

It gets a little hard to read in the sternum.

That eagle's head could be a little bit lighter so that it really stands out.

What I do like is that

You did go in and leave a lot of skin breaks.

You did leave a lot of open skin.

You did show that ability to go from ink to skin really smoothly.

It is super detailed.

It is packed to the gills.

It is super clean, super smooth, bulletproof, solid.

Josh Payne, killer tattoo, man.

Thank you very much.

All right, Josh.

Thank you very much.

There's no doubt that all three of you put your heart and soul into each of these tattoos.

Thank you.

Give it up for me, guys.

No doubt.

All right.

We've seen the finalists master canvas tattoos, and we've seen the coaches master face-off

tattoos.

Jury, the ball is in your court.

Based on these tattoos, you must deliberate and put one coach and one finalist into the top

two.

Just like us, you've got to take this seriously.

You've got to take personal things out of it.

I know you worked against these people all season long, but look at the tattoos.

Look at the quality of the work.

Talk about the art.

Be about the art.

Make the right choice.

All right, guys, head to the jury room.

When we come back, we'll check in on the jury's deliberation, and the judges will critique

the coach's 24-hour head tattoos.

You're going to want to see those.

Don't change that channel.

Welcome back.

Right now, the eliminated artists are debating which coach and finalists they think deserves

a spot in the top two.

And it is getting pretty heated in there.

They don't know we're listening.

So let's check it out.

You want to talk anatomical issues?

Juan's snake, Juan's dragon, Juan's eagle, they're all jacked anatomically.

Juan's tattoo is readable and has every single piece of the body.

Look at those feet.

It looks like one, two, three eagle feet.

At least you can see the feet, but Juan's tattoo is legible.

Josh did it super big, and it's still not as readable as Juan.

Follow the snake and tell me you can see that, Matt.

Seriously?

Absolutely.

Seriously.

OK, go ahead.

Go ahead.

Honestly, like, he hit so many of the benchmarks.

Hands down, rollies, line work, and color.

It's solid.

About a way out is every single piece.

I do think that it's lacking, you know, some body parts.

It's a snake versus a chicken versus a Muppet.

That's what I see when I look at this tattoo.

Man, do we get that intense when we talk about tattoos?

Probably about the same.

Well, while they continue to hash it out, it's the moment that I personally have been waiting

for.

In the most brutal test this competition has ever seen, the coaches also had to tattoo 24

-hour head tattoos.

And based on these tattoos alone, the judges will put the second coach into the top two.

All right, Steve, you're up first.

All right, let's see that head tat.

All right.

Tell us about your tattoo, man.

Shape of the head.

I just wanted something to float a lot.

I wanted this thing readable from 10 feet away.

And every way you look at it, I wanted you to see something different.

It's really dynamic.

It really fits the shape of the head.

You got a lot of detail in there.

You always are able to show off with texture.

You're able to show off with the depth of shading that you get in your tattoos.

One of my favorite parts is the bottom with the little demon face that you have down there.

That rich black really pumps out off the light grays.

There's no denying this is a badass tattoo.

Great job.

Thank you, man.

Anthony, you're up next.

Anthony, what was the thought process behind this tattoo?

Balance, intention, and unity.

You know, I'm not a Polynesian tattooer by any means.

But I wanted to pay respects to the culture and to the craft how tattooing started.

With the king's blessing of Polynesia, this is our journey.

The design, the layout, the detail is over the top.

The style of tattooing that you do on here

is very dark, and it doesn't have a lot of loose skin breaks that we always look for.

And with that being said, it plays so strong and so perfect still.

Looking at the tools and the symmetry, the way the tattooing tools are lined up with those

circles that you have over the top are beautiful.

The negative space that goes perfectly echoes one side of the ear to the other and brings

it up to cast the shapes for the portraits to sit in are beautiful.

And the portrait quality on these on the side of a head.

are top notch.

I mean, that's winning right there, man.

You know what I mean?

Thank you.

And finally, DJ, you are up.

DJ, clearly you didn't go small.

Nope.

I wanted it to look from the top.

If he puts his head straight down, look at the crowd.

He's got a mask on the top of his head that slides up.

The tassels ride the side.

And I also wanted pieces that went together, but they are their own pieces.

from top to back.

When he's walking backwards, people think that's a skeleton with a third eye with his brain

cut out.

Every way you look at this guy's head, there's something going on that's interesting and intriguing.

You look at the top of this guy's head, there's no doubt that thing is super tight, that's

super clean.

To me, the top of the head is really, really, really strong.

When we get down and we get to the skull, the way that you have those negative pieces that

come out of the eyes and come onto the side of the head.

What gets me on this one is just the halos that you have on the lines up on the top of the

flower on both sides of the shoulder.

There is no denying the blowouts in the flower.

You've put some shading.

This right here?

You put some shading to hide it, but you can see them.

It's shaded everywhere.

Yeah.

I think there's parts in every tattoo that gets away from everybody in these.

It's a head.

It's tricky.

It's 24 hours.

Going this big, it's always a risk.

What I like the most about this thing is the layout and the illustration and the way each

piece flows into the next piece and keeps on continuing until it covers every single area

that you can get on this.

Amazing detail, amazing color work.

This thing is bad to the bone.

Thank you, guys.

One thing is undeniable, the three of you have proved exactly why you earned the title of

Ink Master the first time.

Well done, guys.

Thank you.

All right, before we can move on, we need to get the jury back in here.

Let's see if they're any closer to a decision.

What I do like about Steve's tattoo is the snake head.

I feel like he gave it a very cool, stylized look.

If you look at DJ's tattoo with the yellow, it is so much cleaner.

And the yellow in this is just so muddy and so dark.

I feel like DJ did the biggest tattoo, the boldest tattoo, the most readable tattoo.

And every part of that is fantastic.

DJ's tattoo doesn't interact with the background whatsoever.

Anthony's tattoo is amazing.

It goes, interacts with that dagger.

He drew that thing with so much precision and so much thought behind it compared to DJ.

There's wobbles all over the place in there.

Those leaves are crazy, dude.

They're leaves.

You, Mr.

Linework in this competition, you think those leaves are great?

Look at them.

He meant to do them like that.

He meant to do them like that.

White jury, your time is up.

Get back out here.

We need answers.

All right, time to go.

Man, I would not want to be in their shoes.

We live in their shoes.

I only wear red shoes.

So I don't worry about their shoes.

All right.

Welcome back, jury.

Finalists, come on over.

All right, it is now time to find out which finalist is one step closer to the title of Ink

Master.

Frank, based on the master canvases, which finalist is the jury putting into the top two?

The jury has decided.

The finalist that we are voting into the top two is Juan.

Congratulations, Juan.

You have earned the first spot in the top two.

All right, judges, it is time for us to determine the second finalist in the top two.

Roley and Josh, one of you is about to be one step closer to $100,000, and one of you

is about to be eliminated.

Judges, let's bring it in.

That was

tough.

All right, the judges have decided.

Josh, you have also earned us means

Roley.

You do not have what it takes to be Ink Master.

Roli, you kicked ass all season long, man.

Thank you.

I appreciate it.

Your technical application was always on point.

I look forward to seeing great things from you in the future, man.

Thank you for being here.

Thank you.

I appreciate it.

Thank you.

All right.

We are just moments away from naming the next Ink Master and awarding one of these coaches

$100,000.

It's all happening next on Return of the Masters.

No flipping.

Welcome back to the Ink Master season finale.

We are moments away from ending another awesome season by naming not one, but two winners.

But don't worry.

You can still get your Ink Master fix, because starting next week, Ink Master Angels will

be airing at a new time, 10 PM on Paramount.

We are not done yet.

Juan and Josh, you've made it to the top two.

But only one of you will win $100,000.

a feature in Inked Magazine, and the title of Ink Master.

This is a really tough one just for the fact that each one of you guys have one piece of this

that is bothersome, and then you have other pieces of this thing that's really strong.

I wish Juan's dragon was more powerful.

And I think Josh's eagle head in the sternum is very camouflaged.

For me, as big as Josh went, it lends it to be a lot more breathable.

I think Juan's positioning of the eagle is a little bit off, but technically Juan's tattoo

is so smooth and soft.

I think that Josh has more saturation.

It's two different styles of tattooing, so it's hard to really.

This really is a tight race.

Let's bring it in.

All right, guys.

All right.

The judges have decided.

Josh, that was

an epic battle.

Guys, go join your team.

Thank you guys very much.

Thank you.

Thank you, Juan.

Great work.

Man, this is one exciting night, and we still aren't done yet.

We are in Vegas.

Yeah!

Double down!

Double down.

All right, let's do this.

Coaches, come on over.

All right, guys, there's $100,000 on the line.

You guys ready?

Let's do it.

Jason, based on the master face-off tattoos, which coach is the jury putting into the top

two?

Well, the jury has decided that the coach we are voting in the top two is.

DJ.

Congratulations, DJ.

You have earned the first spot in the top two.

Steve and Anthony, based only on your 24-hour head tattoos, one of you will be one step closer

to $100,000, and one of you is about to be eliminated.

Judges, what are you guys thinking?

Two completely different tattoos, but the black and gray consistency and quality in these

tattoos are both top notch.

For me, I really like Steve's tattoo.

I think you see a lot of open skin that let you see where these tentacles are going and coming.

I just love the layout of it.

For Anthony, the technical precision in this tattoo is flawless.

So it's two sides of the fence.

I need a final decision.

Bring it in.

Oh, I am.

Let's do that.

I'm with you.

I'm with you on that.

All right.

The judges have decided.

The second coach in the top two is Anthony.

That means.

Steve, you've been eliminated.

You're a top-notch tattooer.

You got a great spirit.

Thank you.

You got a great fighting heart, man.

Great job, dude.

Thank you, guys.

All season long.

Thank you.

It was an honor.

It was an honor.

Hey, man.

Kill it, guys.

All right, brother.

Go join the rest of your team, Steve.

Anthony and DJ, based on both your master face-off tattoos and your 24-hour head tattoos,

one of you is going to walk away with $100,000.

Good luck, boy.

Good luck, buddy.

Judges.

We have a difficult decision to make.

And these head tattoos are so extremely different and both beautiful.

How do you make that choice?

I see a lot of versatility in Anthony's tattoo.

To be able to meld together all of the styles that Anthony melded together.

Those beautiful portraits, too, man.

If we're looking at the leg tattoos, though, DJ really runs away with it on that one.

He knew what he was going to do.

He laid it out.

It fit the body.

Now does Anthony win the head battle, and we have to figure how that weighs in and out?

And I think we've got to figure on, unfortunately, the blowout.

I love the layout of DJ's tattoo, though, on the head.

All the different elements that blend in together.

Massive amount of work that DJ put out is over the top.

In real life, these tattoos are perfect.

Yes.

So that's the truth.

This is a competition.

You've got to look at every last thing.

Guys, I need a final decision.

Chris.

I've sat countless amount of people on that side of the fence.

for blowouts and for those problems, for that, I go with Anthony.

Oliver.

You can always find a flaw in any tattoo, no matter how perfect it is.

DJ really brought it on both tattoos, balls to the wall, pedal to the metal like he always

does.

I got to go with DJ.

No pressure, Dave.

No pressure.

No pressure.

I love both you guys as artists.

Really beautiful black and gray from Anthony.

Really powerful color coming from DJ.

I think DJ takes the snake.

I love what Anthony did with those two portraits, but I got to say, man, going for overall

art, overall creativity, and overall wow factor, my vote is for DJ.

That means the winner of Return of the Masters and $100,000 is DJ.

Thanks for joining us.

And remember to tune in September 4th for the premiere of Ink Master, Rudge Match, Queen versus

Christian.

Good night.

Yes!

You did it!

You did it!