AEW Collision Live Coverage 1/18/25: 12-Man Tag, Texas Death Match Headline Maximum Carnage

Welcome to Wrestling Inc.'s coverage of AEW "Collision": Maximum Carnage on January 18, 2025 from the Andrew J Brady Music Center in Cincinnati, Ohio!

Following in the inaugural Women's Gauntlet Match on "Dynamite", Julia Hart will take on Harley Cameron. Cameron was on the receiving end of black mist during the match. We'll also hear from gauntlet winner, Toni Storm.

Several months ago when ISHII was on excursion with AEW, he challenged Kazuchika Okada for the Continental Championship. With the C2 behind him and after retaining the title at "Worlds End" against Will Ospreay, Okada has granted the "Stone Pitbull" a title shot.

A few weeks ago, former interim-EVP Christopher Daniels announced that with the return of Kenny Omega, his duties were over. He has been at odds with Hangman Page and the two got physical. Page challenged the "Fallen Angel" to a Texas Death Match.

In tag team action, Top Flight will take on Monster Machines. In trios action, Undisputed Kingdom will take on members of Shane Taylor Promotions (Lee Moriarty and The Infantry). ROH Tag Team and Six-Man Champion, Dustin Rhodes will also be in action.

In a match that riled up the internet, the Death Riders will team up The Learning Tree to face The Outrunners, Powerhouse Hobbs (who just lost to Jon Moxley on Wednesday), and Rated FTR in the main event.

Daddy Magic joined Tony Schiavone and Nigel McGuinness on commentary.Hangman Page made his way to the ring first followed by Christopher Daniels in his ROH "Fallen Angel" attire. After exchanging words, Hangman slapped his opponent in the face. They exchanged blows and Hangman sent CD to the mat. Daniels got in some offense, but Hangman sent him to the outside.

Page joined him outside and took him down again before putting him in the room. While distracted, Angels did a running slide through the ropes. Hangman sent CD in to the barricade and hit him in the head with the end of a chair, which opened him up.

With Daniels back in the ring, Hangman drove barbed wire into his forehead. He whipped him in the back before putting it across his mouth. As soon as CD got to his feet, Page took him down with a big boot and then a discus lariat with barbed wire.

Following the break, a table had been set up next to the ring. The men battled on the apron, but a lariat by CD sent Hangman into the ring. Page promptly put CD headfirst into a chair that was between the ropes. CD was on the table when Page did a double stomp and sent him through the table. Page then pulled out another table covered in barbed wire and set it up in the ring.

Page pulled Daniels up top and attempted a back body drop, but CD fought out. Daniels with a uranage through the table. Page went to the corner and CD took him down with a Fisherman's suplex and two slams. Page sent him over the ropes with a lariat. The men fought on the ramp. Page reversed Angel Wings and did a back body drop over the ropes into the ring. Page hit him with the barbed wire and set up for the Buckshot Lariat when Daniels reversed into a flatliner and put him in the Koji clutch with the barbed wire still wrapped around Page's arm.

Page grinded the barbed wire into CD's forehead. Page picked him up, but CD grabbed the ropes and reversed into Angel Wings. Daniels nailed the Best Moonsault Ever and then placed a piece of broken table over Page and hit another one. Bryce Remsburg began counting Page out, but with a burst of adrenaline, Page got to his feet and shocked Daniels. CD went for the chair, but Hangman stepped on it and hit a tombstone on said chair.

Daniels pulled himself to his knees and Page hit him with a Deadeye on the chair. Page hit him in the back of the neck with a Buckshot Lariat. Page stood over Daniels' body while Remsburg counted to ten, effectively ending Daniels' in-ring career.

Winner: Hangman Page

After the match, Page came back to the ring to finish him with an Angel Wings as McGuinness yelled "he's an Angel of Death!" Several referees and medical personnel attended to Daniels.

Schiavone is joined in the ring by the "rookie", Toni Storm. Storm said it's "surreal" and "my dreams are coming true" to wrestle in Brisbane, Australia. It's the venue where Storm saw her first match. She said "Mariah May is the best in the business today", but hasn't met her yet. She wants to finally meet her face-to-face at Daily's Place. Schiavone tried to talk some sense into her, but she made him say, "it's Toni(y) Time!"

In a video that aired, MVP said that Bobby Lashley has never been tag team champion before and Shelton Benjamin has been many times. He said that after beating Private Party, they makes them Number One contenders. They challenged them to a title match next week on "Dynamite". 

Cole and Moriarty start us off . Moriarty went right for Cole's injured ankle, but Cole put him in a side headlock and then hit him with an enzuiguri. Strong tagged in and chopped him against the ropes. Moriarty grabbed him by the ears a couple times while Strong chopped him. Dean tagged in and chopped Strong in the corner. Strong hit him in the face with a missile dropkick. O'Reilly tagged in and kicked Dean while Strong chopped him. Moriarty came to his partner's aide, but they double teamed him. KOR covered Dean for two. Bravo was tagged in and KOR kicked him in the sternum. Bravo sent him into the opposite ropes and Dean tripped him, spun him around and hit a guillotine. Bravo followed with a double axe handle off the apron.

During the break, Taylor hit KOR with a right hand and sent him to the floor. Dean and Cole tag in. Cole took down Moriarty and Bravo. Cole went to work on Dean and hit him with a neckbreaker. He went for a Panama Sunrise, but Dean moved. He hit him with a pump kick. Strong tagged in and chopped Dean into the corner and then ran across the ring to dropkick Bravo off the apron. He returned to Dean to hit him with a running knee lift and a slam.

Bravo and Lee tried to double team him, but it backfired. KOR hit a running knee on Bravo off the apron. Cole connected with the Panama Sunrise. Strong and KOR with a leg sweep and O'Reilly covered Dean for the win.

Winner: Undisputed Kingdom

After the match, Taylor took out every member of Undisputed Kingdom. Daddy Magic talked trash to Taylor from commentary. He made his way towards the ring when Daniel Garcia and took down The Infantry. Garcia fought with Taylor and Undisputed Kingdom helped take Taylor down. Daddy Magic informed Garcia that he's back. Garcia held the TNT title in the air and pointed at each member of the Kingdom before they all fist bumped. 

Murder Machines went after Top Flight before the bell rang. Cage suplexed Dante. They followed up with a double team on Darius. Archer punched Dante off the apron and then punched his brother in the corner. Dante tried to tag in, but Archer kicked him off the apron again. In the opposite corner, Murder Machines continued to assault Darius. Cage with multiple hammer throws. Darius took him down at the knee and tagged in his brother.

Archer sent Dante over the ropes onto the apron. Dante went for a crossbody, but was caught. Dante hit Archer with multiple forearms. Dante used the ropes for a rising Komogiri and took him down. Top Flight tried to double team Cage, but were unable to. Archer held Dante so that Cage could take down Darius. Archer did a sidewalk slam on Dante. Both men put Dante down and Cage covered for the win.

Winner: Murder Machines

After the match, Action Andretti made his way to the ring while Lio Rush ambushed them. Rush blew a kiss to Leila before landing a frog splash on Darius.

In a backstage segment, Undisputed Kingdom spoke with Garcia and Daddy Magic. They'll be joined by a returning "Cool Hand" Ang to take them on a trios match at Daily's Place.

In the ring, Max Caster was greeted by a round of boos while he was trying to talk. Caster wanted to address Bowens, who made his way to the ring. Caster thinks their best issue is that Bowens won't admit he's the "Best Wrestler Alive". Bowens has had to protect him in and out of the ring. As they became partners, they became best friends. Bowens said the truth about Caster is that he's an "arrogant, cocky, selfish, edgelord piece of s—." The fans applauded this statement.

Bowens said that the fans think Caster "absolutely sucks." Bowens backed Caster to the ropes when The Acclaimed's music hit and Daddy Ass came to the ring. Gunn asked what was wrong with them. Caster said Gunn doesn't care about them. He called Bowens his tag partner and said every team Gunn has been apart of has broken up. Caster said Bowens had to choose him or "washed up Billy Gunn." Bowens went to Caster with scissors and flipped him off. Caster said The Acclaimed is done because he said so. He said everyone sucks and the crowd chanted, "you suck!" Bowens and Gunn scissored.

ISHII and Okada stared each other down and Okada backed up and ducked under the ropes. Okada took ISHII back to the ropes and ISHII chopped him and hit him with forearms. Okada raked his eye and ISHII took him down. He chopped him in the ropes and yelled at him. Okada was sent to the ropes and rolled out. ISHII sent Okada into the barricades and then shoulder tackled Okada.

During the break, the doctor checked ISHII's leg. Back from the break, ISHII put Okada on the top rope and suplexed him and covered him for two. Okada put him in a neckbreaker and followed with a scoop slam. He went up top and connected with an elbow drop. Okada flipped off the crowd and ISHII grabbed his finger and flipped him off. Okada grabbed ISHII's nose to make him let go. They avoided each other's moves. Okada slammed ISHII and went for a Rainmaker, but ISHII did one of his own.

Okada answered with a missile dropkick. ISHII stopped Okada's Rainmaker with a headbutt. Okada had wrist control and hit ISHII with a forearm, but ISHII headbutted him again. ISHII with a sliding lariat and a cover for two. ISHII got back to his feet and picked up Okada. Okada got down and nailed a missile dropkick. Okada got the ringbell, but was stopped by referee Stephon Smith. While Smith was giving the ringbell back, Okada set up for the Rainmaker and kicked ISHII in the yambags. He finally connected with the Rainmaker for the win.

Winner and still: Kazuchika Okada

Priest pretended to shake Rhodes' hand, which Rhodes didn't appreciate. Rhodes put him in a side headlock and then Priest sent him into the ropes. Rhodes used his momentum for an armdrag. He worked Priest's hand and arm. Priest kicked him in the gut and followed with an uppercut. He hit him with right hands in the corner. He sent Rhodes into the ropes and Rhodes got to a knee and hit Priest under the chin. Rhodes followed with a powerslam.

Rhodes placed Priest's legs over the ropes and chopped his chest. He gestured at Priest and told him to "suck it". Referee Stephon Smith stopped Rhodes and Priest hit him in the back of the head. Rhodes with two Crossrhodes and a pin.

Winner: Dustin Rhodes

Cameron came to the ring wearing sunglasses to hide where she had been misted. After the bell rang, Cameron took her glasses off and was blinded by the light. Cameron took Hart down and punched her repeatedly. Hart with forearms and took Cameron down. Cameron with an enzuiguri to take down Hart and a cover for two. Cameron rained down elbows on Hart's neck. Hart took her down to the mat and sent her over the rope. She sat on her and dug her fingers into her eyes.

After the break, Cameron kneed Hart in the gut and set up for a Death Valley Driver, but Hart transitioned into the Octopus hold. She went to the eyes again when Cameron tried to get out of it. Cameron sent her into the corner and Hart reversed her and hit her with a running elbow. Hart covered her for two. Cameron rolled her up for two and Hart took her down with a kick to the knee. Hart sent her face first into the turnbuckle. Hart locked in the Hartless for the win.

Winner: Julia Hart

Backstage, The Learning Tree took out Hobbs with a baseball bat.

After the break, Rated FTR and The Outrunners were in the ring. The Learning Tree came out with Big Bill holding Hobbs' knee brace in the air. Death Riders came through the crowd. Mox and Castagnoli spoke before crossing the barricade. Mox taped up his earring from where Hobbs pulled it out on "Dynamite". They stayed on the outside while The Learning Tree stood on the apron.

Jericho and Dax start us off with Dax sending him into the corner. They exchanged words and slaps. Jericho went up top and hit Dax with a shotgun dropkick. Keith got tagged in and chopped Dax. Dax chopped him and suplexed him. Cash tagged in and they double teamed Keith. 

Big Bill was getting ready to tag in when Yuta did. Cash worked his arm and took him down. Yuta chopped him into the corner. Cash got in chops and back body drop. FTR double teamed Yuta before Truth got tagged in. Yuta pulled his hair and took him down. Yuta chopped him in the corner and Truth with overhand chops. The Outrunners double teamed Yuta. Truth with a brainbuster, but Mox broke up the cover. All 11 men went at it in the ring.

Following the break, Bill was standing on Dax. He tagged in Jericho and they double teamed Dax. Jericho sent Dax into the ropes and Yuta got knocked out. Jericho tagged in Mox. They stared each other down before Mox stopped Dax from going into the corner. He hit him with a piledriver. He dragged him to the corner and tagged in Yuta. Yuta drove his knees into Dax. Jericho distracted the ref while they teed off on Dax. Yuta with a snapmare and drove his knees into Dax. Dax sent Yuta into the ropes and they exchanged sleeper holds.

Yuta went for the Busaiku Knee, but Dax countered with a release German Suplex. Bill tagged in and went for Dax, but Dax moved. Cope tagged in and shoulder tackled Jericho and hit him with a flying forearm. Cope went for Mox, but Mox got down. Jericho countered with the spear with the Codebreaker.

Turbo tagged in and slammed Jericho. He threw Truth on him. Keith came at them and got slammed down. They hit them both with the double elbow. Claudio took The Outrunners down with lariats. Dax with a DDT on Yuta. Mox with a cutter on Dax. Cope took down Mox to hit him with forearms. Cope sent Mox over the ropes and onto the ramp. Bill with a Big Boot to Cope. FTR attempted a Shatter Machine on Bill, but Bill stopped. They immediately connected with one.

FTR and Claudio and Yuta are brawling on the outside. Mox came up behind Cope and set up for a Death Rider, only for Cope to reverse out. Cope with a flatliner. Shafir distracted the ref. Cope went for a spear, but was interrupted by a big boot to the face by PAC. Claudio came running through the tunnel to kick Cope and was followed by Yuta. They placed a black bag over Cope's head and took him down the steps. Cash out of nowhere to stop them. Cope got the bag off his head and Rated FTR brawled with Death Riders into the crowd.

Back in the ring, Jericho missed the Lionsault on Turbo. Keith got to the apron and there was no one for Turbo to tag in. Hobbs came hobbling to the ring and was tagged in. Hobbs took down Keith and Jericho. He ran through both of them. Bill pulled himself onto the apron and was surprised to see Hobbs. They stood chest to chest and then exchanged blows. Bill tried to chokeslam Hobbs, but Hobbs grabbed his hand. Bill slapped him in the face and Hobbs sent him over the ropes. Jericho with a double axe handle. Turbo got in the ring and they hit Jericho with Total Recall.

Keith attempted to hit Hobbs with the ROH World title while Remsburg was distracted, but Hobbs stopped him. Hobbs took him down with a lariat and a spinebuster for the win.

Winner: Powerhouse Hobbs, The Outrunners, and Rated FTR