AEW Dynamite Maximum Carnage Preview (01/15/25): Start Time, Match Card, How To Watch & Live Stream

Tony Khan is promising to deliver Maximum Carnage as AEW Dynamite takes over the Andrew J. Brady Music Center in Cincinnati, OH.

It just wouldn't be a show in the Queen City without hometown hero Jon Moxley being in action. The AEW World Champion will be putting his title on the line against Powerhouse Hobbs, who is looking to score a massive upset in enemy territory.

Cincinnati is Mox Town. @AEW World Champion Jon Moxley and @ReneePaquette are making the rounds this morning ahead of TWO nights of action at @BradyMusicCtr!

📺AEW Dynamite Maximum Carnage: Weds. on @TBSNetwork @StreamOnMax
📺AEW Collision Maximum Carnage: Thurs. on @tntdrama… pic.twitter.com/PrnnQ4lz3F
— AEWPR (@AEWpress) January 14, 2025

History will also be made tonight as several members of the AEW Women's Division compete in the first ever Women's Casino Gauntlet Match. The winner will get a shot at Mariah May and her AEW Women's Championship at Grand Slam Australia.

Christian Cage, HOOK, the Hurt Syndicate, Mark Briscoe and Private Party are all on the card tonight as well, as is Kenny Omega. For the first time in over a year, the Best Bout Machine will wrestle on AEW Dynamite when he battles Brian Cage.

Here is everything you need to know about AEW Dynamite Maximum Carnage:

Jon Moxley defends his AEW World Championship against Powerhouse Hobbs

#AEWDynamite TOMORROW
Cincinnati, OH
8pm ET/7pm CT on TBS & MAX

AEW World Championship
Jon Moxley (c) vs Powerhouse Hobbs

After winning the Casino Gauntlet to become No. 1 Contender, @TrueWillieHobbs seeks revenge when he challenges @JonMoxley at AEW Dynamite: Maximum Carnage! pic.twitter.com/SBFuN6EcXn
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) January 14, 2025

Powerhouse Hobbs has promised to shock the world tonight after winning the Men's Casino Gauntlet Match last week in Clarksville, TN. That victory earned Hobbs a shot at the AEW World Championship but he'll have to find a way to win it in Jon Moxley country. Not only does Mox have a strangle hold on the company's top prize right now, but he has not lost in his hometown in Cincinnati since arriving in AEW. It's a monumental task ahead of Hobbs tonight, but he's vowing to beat the odds and make Jon Moxley his 'b----!'

Kenny Omega wrestles in AEW for the first time in over a year

Kenny Omega missed over a year of action due to a run in with diverticulitis. The severe medical condition nearly cost him his in-ring career, but the Best Bout Machine is back in AEW and ready for a fight. Omega will battle Brian Cage of the Don Callis Family. Kenny says he may not be the same man he was a year ago, but he's guaranteeing to be the best version of who is now moving forward. Cage is calling tonight a dream match-up, but the result could turn into a nightmare.

Christian Cage vs. Hook

HOOK may finally get his revenge on Christian Cage Wednesday night aas he battles The Patriarch at Maximum Carnage. The Cold-Hearted Handsome Devil has been out for blood ever since Christian attacked his father and put Taz on the shelf for several weeks. Christian meantime, could be on the prowl, looking for the ultimate moment to cash in his contract for a guaranteed World Title match. Will he be able to get HOOK off his back first?

Private Party & Mark Briscoe vs. The Hurt Syndicate in a Trios Match

TOMORROW on #AEWDynamite, The Hurt Syndicate make their trios debut and MVP promises to remind the world just who he is!

Watch Dynamite TOMORROW at 8pm ET/7pm CT on TBS & @SportsonMax!@FightBobby | @SheltyB803 | @The305MVP pic.twitter.com/wAMjlX1hba
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) January 14, 2025

MVP is out to remind people that he's more than a smart business is an extremely nice suit. The first ever IWGP Intercontinental Champion will be lacing up his boots in Cincinnati for his first ever match in AEW as the entire Hurt Syndicate takes on Mark Briscoe and Private Party in a Trios Match. Nothing personal, just business as a win for the Hurt Syndicate tonight could put them in line for an AEW World Tag Team Title Match.

Women's Casino Gauntlet Match

The Casino Gauntlet Match has become one of Tony Khan's signature creations, and for the first time tonight, the AEW Women's Division will have an opportunity to compete for a shot at Mariah May and her AEW Women's Championship. Kris Statlander secured the coveted number one entry last week when she defeated Toni Storm and Willow Nightingale in a triple threat match. Stat will look to secure a victory as quickly as possible, before the match gets flooded with women who are all desperate to punch their ticket to Grand Slam Australia.

We'll hear from Ricochet

#AEWDynamite MAXIMUM CARNAGE
TOMORROW!@BradyMusicCtr | Cincinnati, OH
LIVE at 8pm ET/7pm CT on @TBSNetwork & @SportsOnMax

We’ll Hear From @KingRicochet!

At the aptly named Maximum Carnage TOMORROW, we hear from the man who savagely sliced up @SwerveConfident with scissors! pic.twitter.com/JVerh61TdR
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) January 15, 2025

It's fitting that we'll hear from Ricochet on an episode of Dynamite called Maximum Carnage. Ricochet unleashed a darker side of himself when he attacked Swerve Strickland with a pair of scissors and left the ring covered in his blood. Swerve did just what he said he would and embarrassed Ricochet at World's End following his loss to Okada. Did the resulting punishment from Richochet fit the crime?