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 attributively
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The injury occurred during a massive eight-woman tag team match on the July 28th edition of Raw.
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Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
After previously being left off several major pay-per-views, the WWE tag team titles will finally be on the line at a marquee show.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 27 July 2025
Their matches were short, like the 30-second tag team match in 2015, and consisted mostly of hair pulling and open-handed slaps.
—Scarlett Harris, Time, 12 July 2025
This turn came after Jensen had previously abandoned his longtime tag team partner, Josh Briggs, to join the heel faction.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
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Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
After previously being left off several major pay-per-views, the WWE tag team titles will finally be on the line at a marquee show.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 27 July 2025
Their matches were short, like the 30-second tag team match in 2015, and consisted mostly of hair pulling and open-handed slaps.
—Scarlett Harris, Time, 12 July 2025
This turn came after Jensen had previously abandoned his longtime tag team partner, Josh Briggs, to join the heel faction.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
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“Tag team.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tag%20team. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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