Just in case you weren't aware. Weapons in dq matches

[the King Lives]

if you're in a tag match and you go for a weapon shot on the outside, as long as the ref is not facing you he will not call for a dq

also you can command the ai tag partner to distract the ref by pressing R1/RB + Up or Down. if he hasn't been in the ring for a while, he'll attempt to get in the ring and the ref will stop him.