Grudge Match

Episodes • 2018

Dave Navarro
Chris Núñez
Oliver Peck
Opening Shots

1. Opening Shots

39 min

Cleen Rock One and Christian Buckingham, two of Ink Master's most legendary rivals, return to the ring, and 22 new artists compete for spots on their teams.

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Not on My Watch

2. Not on My Watch

39 min

Team Cleen and Team Christian go head to head in a flash challenge that tests their fundamentals, and time flies when the artists tackle a difficult elimination tattoo.

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Right on Target

3. Right on Target

39 min

The teams face off in a high-pressure challenge using dominoes, and the elimination tattoo forces the artists to think outside the box.

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No Wrist, No Reward

4. No Wrist, No Reward

39 min

Cleen and Christian battle it out in their first grudge match to see whose team will have to compete in a wristband elimination tattoo challenge.

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That's Gonna Leave a Mark

5. That's Gonna Leave a Mark

39 min

A flash challenge using electrical tape forces the teams to test their creativity, and the artists face challenging placements on their canvases during the elimination tattoo.

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Fight Your Own Battles

6. Fight Your Own Battles

39 min

It's survival of the fittest when Teams Christian and Cleen must tattoo epic battle scenes head-to-head. The grudge match continues for $100,000 and the title of Ink Master.

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No Wasted Space

7. No Wasted Space

39 min

The Artists step aside and put faith in their Coaches as Cleen and Christian each tattoo four Canvases in a head-to-head marathon. The Artists must then tattoo galaxies and one is sent to outer space.

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Chalk This Way

8. Chalk This Way

39 min

The artists must scour the depths of their imagination to create mind-bending masterpieces with sidewalk chalk; the grudge match continues for $100K and the title of Ink Master.

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Tipping the Scales

9. Tipping the Scales

39 min

The coaches face off to save their artists from elimination; mermaid tattoos take the grudge match to the sea; the battle continues for $100,000 and the title of Ink Master.

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Put Up or Shut Up

10. Put Up or Shut Up

39 min

Pitting the artists against the opposing coach, the competition puts the artists' finesse to the test; the grudge match continues for $100,000 and the title of Ink Master.

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In Deep Waters

11. In Deep Waters

39 min

The artists must compose an incredible work of art that's completely invisible in the flash challenge; one artist gets caught in the splash zone and is sent packing.

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Too Hot to Handle

12. Too Hot to Handle

39 min

The tools are hot but the competition is on fire as the artists battle for control in the flash challenge; the battle heats up for $100,000 and the title of Ink Master.

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Who's Got the Power?

13. Who's Got the Power?

39 min

With only six artists remaining, the power to control the game is everything; the battle for $100,000 and the title of Ink Master is more intense than ever before when the artists must collaborate to create powerful tattoos.

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What Are You Crayon About?

14. What Are You Crayon About?

39 min

There's nowhere to hide when the artists are tested in precision portraiture; one artist misses the mark and is sent packing; the battle continues for $100,000 and the title of Ink Master.

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Prelude to a Bloodbath

15. Prelude to a Bloodbath

39 min

Four artists remain but only three earn a spot in the finale where they battle it out for $100,000 and the title of Ink Master; Cleen and Christian are one step closer to settling the score in the ultimate grudge match.

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Grudge Match Finale

16. Grudge Match Finale

39 min

Christian Buckingham and Cleen Rock One return to settle the grudge match once and for all; the battle concludes as the top three artists reveal their 35-hour master canvas tattoos and one artist wins the title of Ink Master.

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