(1) A tag team event is an athletic event between a team of two contestants against another team of two contestants.

(2) The athletic event begins with one contestant from each team wrestling one contestant from the opposing team while their respective team partners remain on the apron of the ring outside of the ring ropes. A contestant cannot enter the ring unless his partner is defeated or he is able to touch his partner and to relieve him. He must have hold of a regulation three-foot rope with a knot in one end and the other end looped over the ring post of his team's corner. At the time of a tag contact between partners, the contestant outside of the ropes must have both feet on the apron floor and must reach over the top rope only to make contact. The referee must see to it that the contestant in the ring after tagging his partner, retires to the outside of the ring before his partner can enter the ring. Not more than two referees are permitted to be in the ring at the same time during the athletic event. During the team athletic event, team partners may relieve each other as often as they desire as long as neither has lost a fall for his team. When a contestant loses a fall, he must retire to the ringside at his corner.

(3) If a contestant is injured so that he cannot continue, his partner must carry on alone. The opposing team must defeat the one contestant once to win a team fall.

(4) It shall be a foul for a contestant to assist his partner or to interfere with his opponent while awaiting his turn on the apron.

(5) It shall also be a foul for a contestant while awaiting his turn to release his hold on the rope in his corner for any reason whatsoever until officially relieved by his partner or the referee.

(6) After one warning of the above infractions, the referee shall disqualify the offender.

(7) It shall be a foul for a contestant or manager to bring into the ring any foreign object.

(8) Only the referee and contestants are permitted in the ring during athletic events. In the event anyone other than the performing contestants enters the ring, the referee shall stop the athletic event.

(9) In all other instances, the rules governing athletic events involving wrestling shall prevail.