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
(aired 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, 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 were also simulcast on the streaming service Max.

Contents

The opening match of Collision was notable as the in-ring retirement of Christopher Daniels, who was defeated by knockout by "Hangman" Adam Page in a Texas Death Match. Daniels would continue his role both on-screen and backstage as Head of Talent Relations at AEW.

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 were also simulcast on the streaming service Max. [4]

Collison's opening match marked the in-ring retirement of Christopher Daniels. In an interview with Chris Van Vliet, Daniels described his reasoning going into event. He stated that he "knew my contract as a performer was coming to an end." He described his body was feeling "eh", and he wasn't wrestling much anymore. He rejected Tony Khan's requests to label his match with "Hangman" Adam Page as a retirement match, stating "I also didn't want people to know it was my final match. I want people to be shocked." [5]

Storylines

Maximum Carnage featured professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. [6] Storylines were produced on AEW's weekly television programs, Dynamite and Collision. [7] [8]

Results

Dynamite (aired live January 15)
No.ResultsStipulationsTimes [9]
1 Kenny Omega defeated Brian Cage (with Don Callis and Lance Archer) by pinfall Singles match [10] 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 [11] 9:33
3 Hook defeated Christian Cage (with Mother Wayne) by disqualification Singles match [12] 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 [13] 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 [14] 13:30
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
Collision (taped January 16, airing January 18)
No.ResultsStipulationsTimes [15]
1 "Hangman" Adam Page defeated Christopher Daniels by knockout Texas Death match [16] 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 [16] 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 [16] 3:50
4 Kazuchika Okada (c) defeated Tomohiro Ishii by pinfall Singles match for the AEW Continental Championship [16] 8:15
5 Dustin Rhodes defeated Adam Priest by pinfall Singles match [16] 2:15
6 Julia Hart defeated Harley Cameron by submission Singles match [16] 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 [16] 17:45
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

References

  1. ↑ "AEW Dynamite #276 - Maximum Carnage - Tag 1". Cagematch.net. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  2. ↑ "AEW Collision #77 - Maximum Carnage - Tag 2". Cagematch.net. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  3. ↑ Lambert, Jeremy (December 6, 2024). "AEW Files To Trademark 'Maximum Combat,' 'Maximum Carnage,' And More". Fightful. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  4. ↑ Russell, Skylar (December 23, 2024). "AEW Announces Maximum Carnage Dynamite And Collision Tapings". Fightful. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Christopher Daniels On His Retirement Match, FAKE Eye Injury, AEW, TNA, Higher Power, Tiffany Stratton". Chris Van Vliet. July 3, 2025. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  6. ↑ Grabianowski, Ed (January 13, 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
  7. ↑ "AEW Dynamite: Cincinnati". All Elite Wrestling . Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  8. ↑ "AEW Collision: Cincinnati". All Elite Wrestling . Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  9. ↑ Barnett, Jake (January 15, 2025). "AEW Dynamite results (1/15): Barnett's live review of Jon Moxley vs. Powerhouse Hobbs for the AEW World Championship, women's Casino Gauntlet, Kenny Omega vs. Brian Cage, Hook vs. Christian Cage". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved January 15, 2025.
  10. ↑ Lambert, Jeremy (January 8, 2025). "Kenny Omega To Compete In First AEW Match In Over A Year At AEW Dynamite Maximum Carnage". Fightful. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
  11. ↑ Lambert, Jeremy (January 11, 2025). "Hurt Syndicate To Compete In Trios Match At AEW Dynamite Maximum Carnage". Fightful. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
  12. ↑ Lambert, Jeremy (January 1, 2025). "Christian Cage To Compete At AEW Dynamite Maximum Carnage". Fightful. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  13. ↑ Lambert, Jeremy (January 7, 2025). "Women's Casino Gauntlet Match Announced For AEW Dynamite Maximum Carnage". Fightful. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  14. ↑ Lambert, Jeremy (January 8, 2025). "AEW World Title Bout Set For AEW Dynamite Maximum Carnage". Fightful. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
  15. ↑ Barnett, Jake (January 18, 2025). "AEW Collision results (1/18): Powell's live review of Hangman Page vs. Christopher Daniels in a Texas Death Match, Kazuchika Okada vs. Tomohiro Ishii for the AEW Continental Title, Julia Hart vs. Harley Cameron". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
  16. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Jim, Valley (January 16, 2025). "AEW Collision Maximum Carnage spoilers from Cincinnati". F4WOnline. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
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