AEW Maximum Carnage
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Promotion | All Elite Wrestling | ||
Date | January 15 and 16, 2025 (airing January 15 and 18, 2025) | ||
City | Cincinnati, Ohio | ||
Venue | Andrew J. Brady Music Center | ||
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Maximum Carnage is an ongoing 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 is 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 will air on tape delay on January 18 on TNT, also in the United States. Both shows are also being simulcast on the streaming service Max.
Production
Background
On December 5, 2024, the American professional wrestling promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW) filed to trademark "Maximum Carnage".[1] 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 will air on tape delay on January 18 on TNT, also in the United States. Both shows are also being simulcast on the streaming service Max.[2]
Storylines
Maximum Carnage is featuring professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines.[3] Storylines were produced on AEW's weekly television programs, Dynamite and Collision.[4][5]
Results
No. | Results | Stipulations | Times[11] | ||
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1 | Kenny Omega defeated Brian Cage (with Don Callis and Lance Archer) by pinfall | Singles match[6] | 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[7] | 9:33 | ||
3 | Hook defeated Christian Cage (with Mother Wayne) by disqualification | Singles match[8] | 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[9] | 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[10] | 13:30 | ||
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- ^ Order of entrants: Kris Statlander, Jamie Hayter, Megan Bayne, Julia Hart, Willow Nightingale, Toni Storm, and Harley Cameron
References
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (December 6, 2024). "AEW Files To Trademark 'Maximum Combat,' 'Maximum Carnage,' And More". Fightful. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
- ^ Russell, Skylar (December 23, 2024). "AEW Announces Maximum Carnage Dynamite And Collision Tapings". Fightful. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "AEW Dynamite: Cincinnati". All Elite Wrestling. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
- ^ "AEW Collision: Cincinnati". All Elite Wrestling. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (January 11, 2025). "Hurt Syndicate To Compete In Trios Match At AEW Dynamite Maximum Carnage". Fightful. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (January 1, 2025). "Christian Cage To Compete At AEW Dynamite Maximum Carnage". Fightful. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (January 7, 2025). "Women's Casino Gauntlet Match Announced For AEW Dynamite Maximum Carnage". Fightful. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (January 8, 2025). "AEW World Title Bout Set For AEW Dynamite Maximum Carnage". Fightful. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
- ^ Barnett, Jake (January 1, 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 1, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g Jim, Valley (January 16, 2025). "AEW Collision Maximum Carnage spoilers from Cincinnati". F4WOnline. Retrieved January 17, 2025.