AEW Maximum Carnage

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Maximum Carnage
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Promotional poster featuring various AEW wrestlers
Promotion All Elite Wrestling
DateJanuary 15 and 16, 2025
(airing January 15 and 18, 2025)
City Cincinnati, Ohio
Venue Andrew J. Brady Music Center
Attendance1,570 (Dynamite) [1]
1,410 (Collision) [2]
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Maximum Carnage was a two-part professional wrestling television special produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It took place on January 15 and 16, 2025, at the Andrew J. Brady Music Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, and was encompassing the broadcasts of Wednesday Night Dynamite and Saturday Night Collision . Dynamite aired live on January 15 on TBS in the United States, while Collision was taped on January 16 and aired on tape delay on January 18 on TNT, also in the United States. Both shows was also simulcast on the streaming service Max.

Contents

Production

Background

On December 5, 2024, the American professional wrestling promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW) filed to trademark "Maximum Carnage". [3] On December 23, the company announced that Maximum Carnage would be a two-part television special, first airing as a special episode of AEW's flagship program, Wednesday Night Dynamite , and then as a special episode of Saturday Night Collision . The event was scheduled to be held on January 15 and 16, 2025, at the Andrew J. Brady Music Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dynamite aired live on January 15 on TBS in the United States, while Collision was taped on January 16 and aired on tape delay on January 18 on TNT, also in the United States. Both shows was also simulcast on the streaming service Max. [4]

Storylines

Maximum Carnage is featuring professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. [5] Storylines were produced on AEW's weekly television programs, Dynamite and Collision. [6] [7]

Results

Dynamite (aired live January 15)
No.ResultsStipulationsTimes [8]
1 Kenny Omega defeated Brian Cage (with Don Callis and Lance Archer) by pinfall Singles match [9] 12:00
2 The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley, Shelton Benjamin, and MVP) defeated Mark Briscoe and Private Party (Isiah Kassidy and Marq Quen) by pinfall Trios match [10] 9:33
3 Hook defeated Christian Cage (with Mother Wayne) by disqualification Singles match [11] 11:35
4 Toni Storm won by pinning Julia Hart [a] Casino Gauntlet match for a AEW Women's World Championship match at Grand Slam Australia [12] 12:46
5 Jon Moxley (c) (with Claudio Castagnoli, Pac, and Marina Shafir) defeated Powerhouse Hobbs by technical submission Singles match for the AEW World Championship [13] 13:30
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
Collision (taped January 16, airing January 18)
No.ResultsStipulationsTimes [14]
1 "Hangman" Adam Page defeated Christopher Daniels by knockout Texas Death match [15] 16:40
2 The Undisputed Kingdom (Adam Cole, Kyle O'Reilly, and Roderick Strong) defeated Shane Taylor Promotions (Carlie Bravo, Capt. Shawn Dean, and Lee Moriarty) (with Shane Taylor) by pinfall Trios match [15] 6:55
3Murder Machines (Brian Cage and Lance Archer) defeated Top Flight (Dante Martin and Darius Martin) (with Leila Grey) by pinfall Tag team match [15] 3:50
4 Kazuchika Okada (c) defeated Tomohiro Ishii by pinfall Singles match for the AEW Continental Championship [15] 8:15
5 Dustin Rhodes defeated Adam Priest by pinfall Singles match [15] 2:15
6 Julia Hart defeated Harley Cameron by submission Singles match [15] 7:25
7 Powerhouse Hobbs, The Outrunners (Truth Magnum and Turbo Floyd), and Rated FTR (Dax Harwood, Cash Wheeler, and Cope) defeated Death Riders (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, and Wheeler Yuta) and The Learning Tree (Chris Jericho, Big Bill, and Bryan Keith) (with Marina Shafir) by pinfall 12-man tag team match [15] 17:45
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

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