“We don’t care about anybody else’s tattoos,” snipped Rory McAllister, “we only care about our own.”

That was one-half of the Highlanders’ response when asked to participate in WWE.com’s Superstar Ink. We gave him a rundown of past participants and opted to show him the format. Obviously, Rory wasn’t interested.

Fortunately, the cousins from Scotland shelved their misanthropic egos long enough to reveal what it is the ink on their body represents.

“All my tattoos are for my family,” said Rory. “The cross up top is symbolic of my nation; it’s my family cross.”

Other tattoos that stem off his family cross – like branches on a tree – represent the people in Rory’s family. His tattoos, along with long-distance phone calls, photographs and faded memories, are all he’s had to connect with his family for nearly a decade. Since the day he fled Scotland to pursue a career in sports-entertainment, Rory’s yet to see them. It’s been nine years and counting.

“The circle in the middle of my left arm is my mother; it’s the circle of life,” says Rory, proving even somebody like him has a soft spot for his mother. “Coming off the sides, the left and right, they’re for my brother and my sister because they come from my mother. On my forearm is a Celtic arrow, the symbol of a warrior – for my father. The only one I have with color is for my grandfather, the patriarch of the family. My grandmother is represented on the lower biceps of my right arm.”

As with all cycles of life, sometimes that circle tragically comes to an abrupt end. To remember someone special that passed away, Rory tattooed a band around his wrist.

“It’s in honor of a wrestling fan named Sweet Stevie Lee; he was my best friend,” Rory said. “He died two years ago and was a hell of a guy.”

As for Robbie’s ink, WWE.com had to (literally) beg Rory to help us decode Robbie’s “English” to decipher what he meant.

“He’s got a Celtic deer on his left shoulder,” Rory said pointing to his cousin’s arm. “If you don’t know that represents his – and my – heritage, then you’re probably stupid. I’d say he got that one about two years ago.”

His other tattoo, a collection of “see no evil, speak no evil, hear no evil” skulls, was a way for Robbie to time travel back to his pre-wrestling days.

“He had hair down to his belly button,” said Rory with a grin. “He got it when he was 18 years old.”

While some Superstars, like Randy Orton and Shawn Michaels (who will appear in a future edition of Superstar Ink) said they’re not exactly thrilled with all of their tattoos, the Highlanders said they’re content with their body art.

“If you use tattoos wisely it’s a great thing,” said Rory. “If you get them for the sake of getting them, then you’re in trouble. It should be something you feel comfortable growing old with. It should bring back fond memories and happiness. Not something you get because you’re drunk.”