Ink Master: Shop Wars is the ninth season of the tattoo reality competition Ink Master that premiered on June 6, 2017 on Spike at 10/9c. Host Dave Navarro returned alongside co-judges Oliver Pecker and Chris Nunez. Season 9 features teams of two sorted by their tattoo shops going head-to-head in a tag team elimination-style competition. The winning shop will receive $200,000, a feature in Inked magazine and the title of "Ink Master". In addition, the winning shop will also receive the title of "Master Shop".
Similar to Season 7, This season features nine rookie shops battling nine veteran shops each week while tackling a skill that exposes each veterans' shortcoming from the last time they competed. Old Town Ink, consisting of Season 4 artist Aaron "Bubba" Irwin and former Best Ink Season 2 runner-up DJ Tambe, became the first veteran shop to win the title of "Ink Master" and the innagural title of "Master Shop." The former also became the second veteran winner in Ink Master history.
Maps, Directions, and Place Reviews
Judging and ranking
The judge listing types are:
- Judging Panel
- Jury of Peers
Shops
Rookies
Veterans
Shop progress
Episodes
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