Professional wrestling tag team match types Much like singles matches , tag team professional wrestling matches can and have taken many forms . Just about any singles or melee match type can be adapted to tag teams ; for example , hardcore tag team matches are commonplace . Tag team ladder match and variations are also frequently used as a title feud blow - off match . Stipulations , such as " I Quit " or " loser leaves town " may also be applied . The following are match variations that are specific to tag team wrestling . Multiple man teamed matches . Tag team matches can range from two teams of two fighting , to multiple man teams challenging each other . Such examples are Six Man Tag Team matches or Eight Man Tag Team matches , in which two teams of three or two teams of four fight in a standard one fall tag team match . Elimination style matches . Elimination tag team match . Elimination tag team matches are the same as a normal tag team match except that a wrestler who suffers a loss is eliminated from participation . The match continues until all members of one team are eliminated . A further variation is where teams of four or more are composed of tag teams , and once a member of a team is eliminated their partner is also eliminated ; However , if a tag team participates in a four on four or a five on five match and one member gets eliminated , the remaining member still competes until that remaining member himself gets eliminated or if the team wins without getting eliminated Ultimate Endurance Match . Primarily associated with Ring of Honor , an " Ultimate Endurance Match " is an elimination match that typically includes three to four tag teams . The match starts off with a particular set of special stipulations ( i . e . falls count anywhere ) , with the stipulation changing every time a team is eliminated . The stipulations are predetermined and are not limited to any specific type . Four corners tag team elimination match . Four teams compete with one member of each of two teams starting . Anyone could be tagged in by anyone else and can be subject to immediate disqualification for failure to accept a tag . When a wrestler is pinned the team is eliminated and the last team of the four wins . This match has been called the Raw Bowl and Superstars Bowl . Another version , known as Tag Team Turmoil , has a team in each of the four corners to start the match , but as each team is eliminated another team takes its place . A Tag Team Turmoil took place at WWE Night of Champions ( 2010 ) , on September 19 2010 . Two teams start , when one is eliminated a new team comes to the ring . Mixed matches . Intergender tag team match . This tag - team match features mixed - sex teams . It differs from a Mixed Tag Team match in that men and women can be in the ring at the same time and face each other . Six person Intergender Tag Team matches are also common , popularized in the early 2000s by Team Extreme . Mixed tag team match . This type of match also features mixed - sex teams , but differs from an Intergender match in that only wrestlers of the same sex may be in the ring at the same time . For example , if a woman tags her male partner , both women leave the ring and both men enter . This label is also used for other unusual pairings , such as a normal sized wrestlers teaming with midgets , when the differing wrestlers are not allowed to face one and other . Parejas Incredibles Match . In this match the teams are composed of enemies or rivals . It is meant to illustrate the tension between the desire to win and the hatred for one ' s rival . As the name suggests , matches with these pairs are used more frequently in Mexico than anywhere else . In the United States , however , this type of tag team format was used in World Championship Wrestling as the " Lethal Lottery " , with the members of the winning tag teams advancing to the Battlebowl battle royal . In WWE , this type of match is called a " Strange Bedfellows " match . Pick Your Poison . When a storyline of tag on tag happens , a pick your poison match may occur , where before the show , one wrestler from each side picks an opponent for the other . Usually they pick the other half of the team , but the rules permit any wrestler to be chosen . Parejas Suicidas . Another lucha libre variation of the tag team match , this one begins as a regular tag match but the two members from the losing team are forced to face each other in a Lucha de Apuesta . Scramble . Primarily associated with Ring of Honor , a Scramble tag team match has one difference from the normal rules : when a wrestler goes out of the ring either of their own volition or by being forced out , a partner can come in as a replacement without being tagged in . This format is most commonly used in either four corner tags , or with teams of more than 2 . The Scramble match can also be done as a six man scramble where anyone can tag in anyone . Scramble Cage . A match held inside a cage with wooden platforms in each of the corners for " high risk " moves . All men are allowed inside and outside of the cage . The match begins with two teams with another entering every two minutes . The match cannot be won until every team is in the match . Tag team battle royal . This match is conducted similarly to a battle royal . If a wrestler is thrown over the ring ropes , both they and their partner are eliminated from the match . In most cases both wrestlers are considered active at the same time and there are no tags , as in a tornado tag match . Tornado tag team match . Originally known as the Texas Tornado match . In this match , all wrestlers involved are allowed to be in the ring at the same time , and thus all wrestlers are vulnerable to having a fall scored against them . Whether or not it is truly a " tag team match " is debatable , as it involves no tagging , but it is contested between tag teams . The first match of this kind was held on October 2 , 1937 in Houston between Milo Steinborn and Whiskers Savage against Tiger Daula and Fazul Mohammed . It was the brainchild of promoter Morris Sigel . Trios rules ( " Relevos Australianos " ) . A six - man tag match between two teams of three wrestlers . Each team has one wrestler designated as team captain . To win , a team must either score a fall against the opposing team ' s captain , or one fall each against both of the other wrestlers . These matches are often two out of three falls and rules about tagging in are often stretched . This match type is called " Relevos Australianos " ( " Australian Tag Team Match " ) in Mexico and is most often seen in lucha libre promotions such as Asistencia Asesoría y Administración ( AAA ) and Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre ( CMLL ) although some promotions have used them as gimmick matches . Other Wrestling Tag Team Matches . Code of Honor Tag Team Match . This match takes place inside the ring with normal tag team rules . The only way for tag team partners to switch places in the match is to type in the code on the code screen by that tag team ' s pole , but first the tag team partner must find the piece of paper that has the code on it , that is on a weapon . These are the weapons that the code might be on : Entering the eighth and final code on the third pole that is hanging in corner number 3 makes your tag team eligible to win by a pin . But winning by submission or countout are the ways to win the match without entering the eighth code .