AEW Dynamite: Maximum Carnage Live Coverage - January 14th, 2026
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AEW Dynamite Maximum Carnage
This week, All Elite Wrestling presents Maximum Carnage as Darby Allin goes one-on-one against PAC. The Babes of Wrath become a cosmic trio as Kris Statlander joins Harley Cameron & Willow Nightingale to fight the Triangle of Madness. Plus, MJF puts his World Title on the line against Bandido.
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Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, and Bryan Danielson greet audiences at home before throwing it to a video showing a newfound alliance between Samoa Joe and Bryan Keith.
Back at ringside, Darby Allin makes his way out. The Death Riders follow, with PAC telling everyone else to stay behind.
PAC vs. Darby Allin
Allin delivers a crossbody to PAC and brawls through the crowd with him. Allin rakes PAC's face across the railing as they make their way through the crowd, but PAC lands a right hand on Allin as they continue brawling in the middle of the crowd. Allin sends PAC crashing into the bottom of a guard rail, then ascends to the top of the balcony and connects with a Coffin Drop on PAC.
Allin and PAC brawl back down through the crowd and into the ringside area. Allin chases PAC around the ringside area, but PAC sends Allin crashing into the barricade midsection first and immediately transitions into a German suplex. PAC drags the ring steps away from the ring post, then connects with a belly-to-belly suplex on Allin.
PAC dumps Allin back in the ring, and the bell sounds. He runs over Allin with a lariat and goes for a pin, but Allin kicks out before PAC catches him with a back body drop. He follows it up with a Northern Lights suplex and goes for a pin, but Allin kicks out.
Back from the break, PAC and Allin teeter on the ropes. Allin sends PAC crashing off the ropes with a headbutt and follows it up with a missile dropkick to him, then delivers a springboard Coffin Drop to him. PAC responds with a suplex to Allin that sends him crashing into the corner, then sits him on the ropes and connects with a belly-to-belly suplex on him.
PAC delivers a Razor's Edge to Allin that sends him crashing over the top rope and onto the entrance ramp. The referee begins a ten count, but Allin just barely beats it and flips off PAC. PAC then grabs his ankle, but Allin rains down right hands on PAC and delivers a Coffin Drop to him on the outside. He lands a second Coffin Drop to PAC off the top rope and onto the ring apron, then dumps PAC back into the ring.
Allin connects with a pair of splashes on PAC and looks to land a third one on him. Allin accidentally hits the referee and tries helping him up, then cinches in a Scorpion Deathlock on PAC after PAc tries coming for him. Wheeler Yuta then appears with a chair in hand and looks to take out Allin, but Allin levels Yuta before he can.
Allin connects with a Scorpion Death Drop on PAC, then slides the chair onto PAC's injured ankle and flies off the ropes. He cinches in the Scorpion Deathlock on PAC, and PAC taps out.
Winner: Darby Allin
After the match, medical officials, Yuta, and Marina Shafir check on PAC's ankle in the ring.
Bryan Keith and Big Bill then make their way to the ring. "Hangman" Adam Page follows.
Adam Page vs. Bryan Keith (w/ Big Bill)
The bell rings and Page fires off right hands on Keith. Keith responds with a boot to Page, but Page sends Keith crashing into the top turnbuckle face first and dumps him out of the ring. Page then flies over the top rope to level Keith on the outside with a crossbody over the top rope and stares down Bill, opening the door for Keith to rake Page's eyes.
Page rains down right hands on Keith, then dumps Keith back in the ring and fires off a couple of chops on his chest. He gets Keith up on his shoulders, but Keith escapes before Page levels him and runs the ropes. Bill tries tripping Page, opening the door for Keith to clock him and fire off right hands of his own on Page.
Back from the break, Page connects with a Fallaway Slam on Keith. Keith rolls up Page, but Page kicks out. Bill grabs onto Page's ankle when he sets up for the Buckshot Lariat, but Swerve Strickland appears out of nowhere and attacks Bill with his chain as the referee is distracted by Keith. Page then delivers a Buckshot Lariat to Keith for the win.
Winner: "Hangman" Adam Page
After the match, Page grabs a microphone and says Samoa Joe wasn't man enough to face him. He promises to take everything from Joe, and Strickland takes the microphone. He says himself and Page will take everything from Joe.
Kenny Omega's music hits, and he makes his way to the ring. He says while he had time scheduled for himself, he thought it was a great time to come to the ring given that himself, Page, and Strickland have interest in the AEW World Championship. He says himself, Page, and Strickland have things to prove, then says if the fans still believe in him, then he believes too. He says he can't just snap his fingers as an EVP to get an AEW World Championship match, then says he needs a couple of wins and is planning on going after the AEW World Championship. Page tells Omega may the best man win if they cross paths and heads to the back. Strickland then stares down Omega and heads to the back with Prince Nana.
The Don Callis Family's music hits, and Don Callis appears along with Josh Alexander, Rocky Romero, and Lance Archer. Callis dares Omega to wrestle Josh Alexander given that Alexander broke Kota Ibushi's leg, but Omega says he could barely hear Callis all the fans. He one-ups Callis challenge and says he's willing to face Alexander tonight, but Callis steps in and says Alexander will face Omega next week because what he says goes.
Brody King throws Jon Cruz into the ring side area, with a brief backstage verbal confrontation between them having taken place just moments prior.
Brody King vs. Jon Cruz
The bell rings and King knocks over Cruz. Cruz looks to fly off the ropes, but King intercepts him with a right hand and spikes him with a piledriver for the win.
Winner: Brody King
After the match, King grabs a microphone and tells Bandido he wants him to bet MJF.
The Don Callis Family then makes their way to the ring. JetSpeed, The Gates Of Agony, and The Young Bucks follow, with Don Callis and Ricochet joining the announce desk.
AEW World Tag-Team Championship No. 1 Contender Match: Davis & Doyle vs. JetSpeed vs. Gates Of Agony vs. The Young Bucks
Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson deliver a double dive to Mark Davis and Jake Doyle as "Speedball" Mike Bailey and Kevin Knight land a double dive on Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona. The bell rings and Knight and Bailey look to send Matt and Nick crashing into one another. Matt and Nick avoid the crash and look to return the favor, but Bailey and Knight avoid being sent colliding with one another.
Matt and Nick deliver double bodyslams to Bailey and Knight, but Davis, Doyle, Kaun, and Liona take them out and stare one another down. Matt, Nick, Bailey, and Knight deliver dropkicks to Davis, Doyle, Kaun, and Liona off the ropes, but Nick and Knight rain down right hands on Doyle and Davis.
Bailey and Matt follow suit, but The Bucks and JetSpeed send Double and Davis crashing into one another. JetSpeed and The Bucks then look to deliver a four-way BTE Trigger to Davis and Doyle, but Davis and Doyle take out all four men. Kaun clotheslines Doyle out of the ring, and Liona delivers a moonsault off the ring apron to take out Doyle and Davis. He clotheslines Knight over the barricade.
Back from the break, Nick delivers a kick to Doyle's head. Matt follows it up with a blockbuster to him off the apron, but everyone begins brawling with one another before JetSpeed and The Bucks fly off the ropes at the same time to take out Doyle, Davis, Kaun, and Liona.
Nick lands a pair of superkicks on Kaun and Liona, but Kaun and Liona deliver an assisted cutter on him. They deliver a double Razor's Edge to Matt and pin him, but Knight breaks the fall. Kaun then stacks The Bucks on top of one another, but Bailey delivers a 450 Splash style pair of double knees to The Bucks' spine and Knight follows it up with the UFO Splash to Kaun.
The Bucks have a superkick party with everyone in the ring, but Matt pins Knight. Knight reverses the fall, but Matt kicks out and The Bucks deliver the BTE Trigger to him. Nick goes for a pin, but Ricochet pulls the referee out of the ring to break the fall.
Jack Perry flies out of nowhere and takes out Ricochet, but The Gates of Agony take out Perry. Inside the ring, Bailey lands double kicks on Doyle and Davis and rocks Davis with an enzuigiri. Doyle powerbombs Bailey on top of The Bucks and Gates of Agony, with Davis delivering a piledriver to Knight for the win.
Winners and new Number One Contenders: The Don Callis Family
After the match, FTR and Stokely (who's in a wheelchair) make their way to the ring. Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood get into the ring and stare down Doyle and Davis before a brawl breaks out between all four men. Officials run out to the ring to break the four men apart.
Sky Flight are in the back. They have two big matches this week on Collision. Zayda Steel will face Marina Shafir, apparently, as the guys will face Don Callis Family members. Sky says why are you focused on the future when you need to realize what is right now.
Triangle of Madness then make their way to the ring. Babes of Wrath and Kris Statlander follow.
Triangle of Madness vs. Babes of Wrath and Kris Statlander
Statlander and Thekla begin the action. The bell rings and Thekla tags out to Julia Hart. Statlander cinches in a side headblock on Hart, then connects with a back suplex on Hart and tags in Harley Cameron. Cameron delivers a Sling Blade to Hart, then tags in Willow Nightingale.
Nightingale sends Cameron crashing on top of Hart and pins Hart, but Hart kicks out and tags in Skye Blue. She lands a knee on Nightingale's midsection, but Nightingale rocks Blue with an enzuigiri and fires off clotheslines on her in the corner. Statlander tags back in and wears down Blue before Cameron tags back in and Blue takes her down. Blue then rains down right hands on Cameron.
Back from the break, Thekla has a submission cinched in on Cameron. Statlander tags in and stares down Thekla, then sends her crashing into the mat face first. Hart slides into the ring and looks to fly off the ropes, but Statlander catches her and delivers a backbreaker. She sends Blue crashing into the middle turnbuckle face first and delivers a knee to the side of Thekla's head, then sends her crashing into the mat and goes for a pin.
Hart and Blue break the fall, but Statlander delivers a spinning powerbomb to Hart. Blue catches Statlander with a Tornado DDT, but Nightingale catches Blue with a spinebuster. Thekla delivers a roundhouse kick to Nightingale, but Cameron delivers a backstabber to Thekla and tags in.
Nightingale tags in and double teams on Thekla with Cameron. Blue and Hart deliver an assisted swinging uranage to Nightingale, but Statlander takes them both out. Thekla takes down Statlander, but Nightingale levels Thekla with a forearm and sets up for the Doctor Bomb on Thekla. Thekla escapes with a hurricanrana to Nightingale, but Statlander makes the blind tag in. Thekla sets up for her finisher on Nightingale, but Statlander pushes Nightingale out of the ring. Blue and Hart beat down Nightingale on the outside, and Thekla delivers a Curb Stomp to Statlander back in the ring for the win.
Winners: Triangle of Madness
After the match, Renee Paquette catches up with JetSpeed backstage. Swerve Strickland and "Hangman" Adam Page both approach JetSpeed to offer them some words of advice, with Page offering JetSpeed the chance to challenge The Opps for the AEW World Trios Championship with him at "AEW Collision" Maximum Carnage.
Back from the break, we head over to a brief video announcing that The Rascalz will officially be coming to AEW.
Back at ringside, Bandido makes his way to the ring. MJF follows.
AEW World Championship: MJF (c) vs. Bandido
The bell rings and Bandido rolls up MJF. MJF kicks out, but Bandido delivers an arm drag to MJF and follows it up with a hurricanrana. MJF rakes Bandido's eyes, but Bandido delivers a Gorilla Press to MJF and ascends to the top rope. MJF rolls out of the way and sends Bandido's face bouncing off the top rope, then delivers a piledriver to him and sends him crashing into the corner. MJF then pins Bandido, but Bandido kicks out and MJF rakes his eyes once again.
Back from the break, MJF delivers The Three Amigos to Bandido. MJF and Bandido exchange strikes with one another, but Bandido delivers a vertical suplex to MJF and connects with a Tornado DDT on him. He delivers a Gorilla Press style slam to MJF using one arm, but MJF lands a stomp on Bandido's arm off the top rope.
Bandido sends MJF crashing out of the ring and flies over the top rope to take him out on the outside. He looks to fly once again, but MJF hops over the barricade and into the crowd to escape. Bandido ascends to the top rope and delivers a crossbody to MJF as he stands in the crowd, but MJF connects with a codebreaker to Bandido's arm back in the ring.
Bandido delivers a Tornillo to MJF off the top rope, then connects with a boot on MJF's midsection and follows it up with a Canadian Destroyer to him. He sets up for the 21 Plex on MJF, but MJF blocks it and connects with a big boot on Bandido's face. He sets up for a Heat Seeker, but Bandido fights off MJF and looks to fly into the ring over the top rope and from the ring apron.
MJF catches Bandido with a cutter, but Bandido delivers a splash to MJF off the ropes and looks to land the 21 Plex on MJF. MJF lands on his feet and rolls up Bandido, but Bandido kicks out and rolls up MJF. MJF reverses the fall, but Bandido and the pair take turns with one another. Bandido then delivers a GTS to MJF that sends MJF near the ropes before he delivers a 21 Plex to MJF and crawls over to him to make the in.
MJF has time to kick out, then immediately transitions into the Salt Of The Earth. Bandido crawls over to the bottom rope, but MJF brings Bandido back into the center of the ring and cinches in a LeBell Lock on Bandido. Bandido flips off MJF, but ultimately ends up fading.
Winner and STILL AEW World Champion: MJF
After the match, MJF grabs a microphone and says he laughed hearing people call Bandido an AEW World Champion. He says it's apparent that the fans were right after all, then says Bandido will be a World Champion in AEW one day and says he has to do what he has to.
MJF hits Bandido with the AEW World Championship and looks to unmask Bandito. Brody King runs down to the ring and forces MJF to retreat, then helps up Bandido and hugs him as he encourages the crowd to cheer for Bandido and the show goes off the air.
