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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Grayson Waller and The New Day Since splitting from his former tag team partner Austin Theory, Waller has aligned himself with The New Day as somewhat of an honorary member.
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Fernando Quiles Jr, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Barry Windham, Rotunda’s brother-in-law and former WWE tag team partner, spoke about his condition over the weekend at a convention in Florida.
—David Matthews, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Horne first entered the ring in 1991 and later wrestled for WWE from 1993 until 1996, briefly winning the promotion’s tag team championship in March 1994 alongside the wrestler Mabel.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
That said, Jassi seems down for the tag team, and oohed and aahed appropriately at the reveal that — drumroll, please — Gizelle is dating.
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
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Fernando Quiles Jr, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Barry Windham, Rotunda’s brother-in-law and former WWE tag team partner, spoke about his condition over the weekend at a convention in Florida.
—David Matthews, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Horne first entered the ring in 1991 and later wrestled for WWE from 1993 until 1996, briefly winning the promotion’s tag team championship in March 1994 alongside the wrestler Mabel.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
That said, Jassi seems down for the tag team, and oohed and aahed appropriately at the reveal that — drumroll, please — Gizelle is dating.
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Tag team.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tag%20team. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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