Tatty Editorial · Celebrity ink

Dwayne Johnson revealed his bull-skull shoulder tattoo in 2017

Johnson shared the completed right-arm cover-up after four sessions with tattoo artist Nikko Hurtado.

Dwayne Johnson · July 28, 2026

An AI-generated ink-and-gouache editorial illustration of an anonymous right shoulder carrying a forward-horned bull-skull tattoo.

Tattly editorial illustration — AI-generated, no celebrity likeness · Source

What was shown

On November 27, 2017, Dwayne Johnson shared the completed tattoo on Instagram and credited artist Nikko Hurtado. Johnson described four sessions and approximately 30 hours of work, with the bull’s horns positioned forward.

Muscle & Fitness reported the reveal as an update to the Brahma bull on Johnson’s right arm. LA Weekly described the finished piece as a hyper-realistic bull skull covering an older bull tattoo on his upper arm.

Source photo

A close view of Dwayne Johnson’s right shoulder showing the completed forward-horned bull-skull tattoo
Dwayne Johnson’s bull-skull shoulder tattoo

Dwayne Johnson (@therock) via Muscle & Fitness · Source

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The paired try-on artwork is a source-conditioned interpretation of the visible bull-skull motif, not a pixel-exact replica of every ink mark.

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