tag team
noun
1
: a team of two or more professional wrestlers who spell each other during a match
2
: two or more people working in association toward the same goal
—usually hyphenated when used before another noun
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The event saw Sol Ruca defeat Bayley, Oba Femi take on Cody Rhodes and Je’Von Evans and Leon Slater take on AJ Styles and Dragon Lee in a tag team match.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026
What Happened During Their SmackDown Debut? Jayne and Co. caused an end to Paige and Brie Bella's first tag team title defense against Flair and Bliss with their interference.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2026
The tag team has led to the band’s best collection where super sharp hooks meet ugly, glorious crescendos and curious arrangements.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
The Usos had been positioned as one of Raw's most prominent tag teams heading into WrestleMania season, making the loss a notable shift in the landscape of the tag team division.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026
What Happened During Their SmackDown Debut? Jayne and Co. caused an end to Paige and Brie Bella's first tag team title defense against Flair and Bliss with their interference.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2026
The tag team has led to the band’s best collection where super sharp hooks meet ugly, glorious crescendos and curious arrangements.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
The Usos had been positioned as one of Raw's most prominent tag teams heading into WrestleMania season, making the loss a notable shift in the landscape of the tag team division.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
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“Tag team.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tag%20team. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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