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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Among these brief encounters, the tag team match between Nikolai Volkoff & The Iron Sheik and The Killer Bees stood out as particularly mediocre.
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Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
Matt and Jeff Hardy are widely regarded as one of the greatest tag teams in wrestling history.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
To make amends, Owens offered to reunite as a tag team for WrestleMania 41.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
However, beyond the Street Profits winning the tag team championships over DIY, the most memorable moments came from a pair of vignettes that ran during the program.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
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Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
Matt and Jeff Hardy are widely regarded as one of the greatest tag teams in wrestling history.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
To make amends, Owens offered to reunite as a tag team for WrestleMania 41.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
However, beyond the Street Profits winning the tag team championships over DIY, the most memorable moments came from a pair of vignettes that ran during the program.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
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“Tag team.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tag%20team. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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