Player Tag Teams include two players of the same Faction. The team wrestles at the higher tier if the members are not in the same tier. This means a Midcarder could team with an Opener, and they would face a Tag Team at the Midcarder Tier.
WHAT IF A TEAM MEMBER’S FACTION CHANGES?
Things can get complicated when you’ve got two DWC egos in the mix. Both members must be the same Faction at the start of the Event when the Event Card is created.
If something happens that results in the Tag Team members being opposite factions before the match begins, they end up wrestling each other instead of the other Tag Team. The other Tag Team will wrestle another random Tag Team.
If something happens that results in the Tag Team members being opposite faction before the match ends, the match ends in a draw. No rewards are given, nor are any penalties suffered.
SEQUENCE
During Roll Call, each Player Tag Team member draws a face up Ring card normally. The players decide who draws first. Feuds will not affect either member and will go to the player’s hand instead. Feuds cannot be played on Tag Teams, nor can a player already in a Feud participate in a Tag Team match.
During Drama, the Commentator rolls once for the team. Any Crowd Points awarded are compounded to each member. So, if the Commentator rolls a Backstage Interview, each Tag Team member gets one Crowd Point from the Event Pool. But, if the Commentator rolls Trash Talk, each Tag Team member receives one fewer Crowd Point Reward if they win the match. Drama cards are played on Tag Team members individually, and any card or ability that ends the Interview for one member ends it for both.Neither Tag Team member can play a Drama card to substitute their Interview.
During the Match, both players can play cards simultaneously.
During Jobber Security, the higher ranked player ends their turn first. If one of the Tag Team members is an Opener, the other team member could discard down to them.
HOW TO SHARE REWARDS
Gear Rewards are divided equally amongst Player Tag Team members. If there is an odd number of Gear Rewards to divide up, resolve the dispute however you see fit. Face wrestlers each get their Extra Reward for winning a Match. Thus, if a Face-factioned Midcarder Tag Team won a Match with a Submission Finisher in play, four Gear cards would be drawn – three face up, one face down. Each member would choose one Gear card and could choose a second Gear card as their Extra Reward.
Match Points and Crowd Points are not divided. Each member takes Match Points they earned for winning a match of their tier. The same goes for Crowd Points unless the Event Pool is nearly depleted. If each member was due two Crowd Points and there are only two or three left, each member would get at least one Crowd Point. Again, resolve any disputes with dice or fists.
Any opposing Crowd Points earned by the Player Tag Team are split as evenly as possible between the members.
PLAYER TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS
Things are a bit different when you’re part of championship team. The Tag Team Championships are not defended at every Event. Team members are allowed to wrestle single matches when not defending the titles. If the Tag Team Champions are not the same faction at the start of the Event when the Event Card is created, their titles are vacated and immediately up for grabs. If no players want to challenge for the titles, two Superstar teams will duke it out.
BETRAY OR WALK AWAY?
If something happens that results in the Tag Team champions being opposite factions before the match ends, a more dramatic turn of events takes place. The member that has turned will have a choice to make. Do they betray their partner and give their rank bonus to the opponents, or do they simply leave the match and take their rank bonus with them?
No matter the outcome, it will almost always result in the Tag Team championships either changing hands or being vacated. A single wrestler cannot hold the Tag Team championships alone or replace their partner with another wrestler.
If a miracle were to occur, and the betrayed team member won the match and both members were the same faction at the start of the next Event, they could retain the titles.
The Tag Team championships have the unique power to allow Player Tag Team members to spend Crowd Points on each other’s behalf to stave off faction changes.