Territory Tag Team Tournament Tongue Twister.
After officially announcing the creation of the titles earlier this summer, IWTV has officially revealed more details on how their first ever Tag Team Champions will be determined. T4, also known as the Territory Tag Team Tournament, will begin this month and will feature a fifteen team bracket. The first round matchups will be hosted by IWTV partner promotions, but the tournament will conclude with the quarterfinals, semifinals and finals all set to take place at December's Wrestival weekend on December 30 and 31.
IWTV also revealed that they will be regularly announcing the first round matchups on their Twitter account. One of those matches, which pits Violence Is Forever against The Mane Event, is set to take place this Friday, September 9.
#T4Summit kicks off this Friday!@ETUwrestling hosts the first Opening Round match to crown Independent Wrestling Tag Team Champions!
— IWTV (@indiewrestling) September 6, 2022
Violence is Forever
vs
The Mane Event
Streaming live on IWTV!https://t.co/D7AeoblAGO pic.twitter.com/kp2ec8lWqR
IWTV also established a set of rules that all of their Tag Team Championship matches will be contested under:
IWTV Officials will be instructed to adhere to the following guidelines when officiating IWTV Tag Team Championship bouts, which will be contested under a 60-minute time limit.
A wrestler must do the following in order to make a legal tag:
Tags are legal as long as the two team members touch above the waist or hand to hand.
All tags must be over the top rope.
The wrestler outside the ring must be standing on the apron, holding on to the tag rope tied in their corner.
A tag team may be disqualified for not adhering to the following:
Inside the Ring - 10 seconds for both tag team members to be in the ring
Outside the Ring - 10 seconds for the legal people on the outside of the ring
If an illegal tag is made, the competitor has 5 seconds to get out
Additionally, team combinations such as "stacked pinfalls" and "double submissions" are prohibited.
Currently, AC Mack holds the IWTV World Championship, which was established back in 2017. To see Fightful's interview with Mack that took place earlier this year, click here.
