Baron Corbin, Corey Graves, and Ruby Riott Share Personal Stories Behind Their Tattoos

– InkedMag.com recently spoke to Corey Graves, Baron Corbin, and Ruby Riott, who spoke about the meaning behind their tattoos. Below are some highlights of the Superstars sharing personal stories about their tattoos.

Graves on getting his first tattoo at 15: “I was 15 years old and my parents used it as a bargaining tool to get my grades up. It worked I got straight A’s and a tattoo right on the outside of my calf. It’s a cross, and I have known at least 10 different people that have the exact same one.”

Graves on Superstar Ink: “I love getting to hear the back stories about the tattoos from the guys and ladies on the show. I love the tattoo industry and I have spent a lot of my time in that world and it’s always interesting to find out the meaning behind why people get the tattoos they get.”

Riott on the story of her first tattoo: “I got my first tattoo at this small hole-in-the wall tattoo shop in Mishawaka, Indiana. It’s the music notes to “What a Wonderful World’ by Louis Armstrong. It’s not very well done, but it has so much meaning because my dad used to sing that song to me when I was very young.”

Riott on how tattoos are a way to express herself: “It was around the same time that I discovered punk rock and fell in love with music. Tattoos were another way for me to express myself. I remember the first time I saw Kat Von D; I saw how much amazing artwork she had all over her body, and I knew it was something that I could relate to and wanted to get into.”

Baron Corbin on how tattoos drew him into wrestling: “Believe it or not, tattoos kind of drew me in to wrestling because as a kid in Kansas City where I’m from, wrestling has such a rich history. Me and my dad would go to shows at Memorial Hall, and we would watch wrestling on TV. I was exposed to guys that were big and athletic like Bam Bam Bigelow. He had flames tattooed on his head and I thought he was just awesome and the definition of a tough guy.”