Hickembotton, 28/07/2010 20.36: During the Freebirds' career in the NWA, they won its tag-team championship. While holding the title, promoters added a sub-gimmick to the team: the (unofficial) "Freebird Rule", which allowed any two of the three members of the team to defend the title on any given night.[4] This rule has been re-used by a number of other companies when a three (or more) man team captures a tag-team championship. Examples include: