Maximum Carnage - Collision recap for January 17, 2026

Andrade el Idolo beats Angelico.

Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews The Rascalz (Zachary Wentz, Dezmond Xavier, Myron Reed), who come out of a smoke-filled room. The Rascalz introduce themselves as one of the best factions in nearly a decade, so it is only right for them to be in AEW. They also said they are here not to take part, but to take over, and they want to take on the best tag teams and trios. They then head back into the smoke-filled room. (It is later revealed that Trey Miguel was originally supposed to be with the rest of the group, but was released from his contract by Warner Bros. Discovery over old social media posts during his social media beef with David Starr. Trey will remove all AEW references from social media, ask the fans to keep supporting The Rascalz, apologize for his past actions and take a hiatus from professional wrestling )

Eddie Kingston and Ortiz beat Grizzled Young Veterans (Zack Gibson and James Drake) after Eddie shoves James Drake towards Ortiz, who hits James Drake with a madball from the outside.

In backstage footage from Dynamite, Kris Statlander says she would take a bullet for The Babes of Wrath (Willow Nightingale and Harley Cameron) any day of the week if it means being out in the ring with her two best friends. She then wants to know if "The Toxic Spider" Thekla can keep going and face her for the AEW World Championship after she pinned her.

Tony Schivaone interviews FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) and Stokely Hathaway. Stokely refuses to say anything bad about The Don Callis Family and drag anyone down for retweets, likes and memes, then congratulates Mark Davis and Jake Doyle on becoming #1 contenders for the AEW World Tag Team Championships. He says he envies them because they have the size, the strength and the look of professional wrestlers, and that he longs for the days where professional wrestlers looked like professional wrestlers. He then says that they have everything except the ability to beat FTR. Cash Wheeler says nobody has the resumé or the body of work that FTR has, and while Mark Davis and Jake Doyle are good, they are not "FTR good." Dax Harwood says hello to Nigel McGuiness, then is hit with a "We don't care" chant before he says that the fans live in a fantasy world and think that whatever is new and shiny is the greatest thing of all time. He says that he has nothing against Jake Doyle or Mark Davis; just the issues surrounding them, as the fans just build their ego up and make them think they are something after being put in one tag team match for the tag team titles in a division that FTR built. Dax says he does not care what they have done in the past or what they will do in the future, but now, they are in the midst of the greatest tag team of all time, and just like the fans, they beg to be like FTR when there is only one FTR.

We hear from Cru (Lio Rush and Action Andretti) and Lacey Lane, who have heard what (Zachary Wentz, Dezmond Xavier, Myron Reed) have tos ee and plan to give them a welcome to AEW that they will never forget.

Jon Moxley guests on commentary for the next match.

"The Problem" Marina Shafir beats "The Real Deal" Zayda Steel by submission with Mother's Milk.

Don Callis briefly guests on commentary alongside Jon Moxley before the next match. Moxley and Callis soon argue over the potential length of Moxley's Continental Championship reign. Callis then leaves, and when Moxley leaves, he is attacked from behind by Lance Archer and Rocky "Azucar" Romero. Wheeler Yuta, Claudio Castagnoli, and Daniel Garcia soon rush in to even the numbers as Don Callis returns to commentary. Skyflight (Scorpio Sky, Darius Martin, Dante Martin) soon show up to get the jump on The Don Callis Family ("The Protostar" Kyle Fletcher, "The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander, El Clon) before the next match begins.

The Don Callis Family ("The Protostar" Kyle Fletcher, "The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander, El Clon) beat Skyflight (Scorpio Sky, Darius Martin, Dante Martin) in a trios match. After the match, "The Alpha" Konosuke Takeshita shows up and raises Fletcher's hand in victory before celebrating with the rest of The Don Callis Family.

Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews Orange Cassidy and Roderick Strong. Roderick says he was not done with Claudio Castagnoli and that he is taking his title, then makes it clear he does not want Orange's support. Mark Briscoe stops Roderick and tells him he needs to stick around, then addresses El Clon, blaming him for Hologram's absence and calling him "a science fair experiment gone wrong." He also says that El Clon and Komander had a hell of a match and that El Clon came out victorious, then challengesEl Clon for the TNT Championship next week.

We hear from MJF, who compares himself to legendary world champions and says that he will show everyone that he is better than them no matter where, and that his defense in Maine will be the first of many successful defenses to his name. He says that his second reign as AEW World Champion will make the first look short and sweet, and that he will be greater than all of the legends he mentioned combined.

Megan Bayne and Penelope Ford (the latter of whom has returned from injury) beat Viva Van and Danielle Kamela. After the match, Timeless Love Bombs ("Timeless" Toni Storm and Mina Shirakawa) and Luther show up, and Toni says that "The Problem" Marina Shafir cannot hide behind Megan Bayne and Penelope Ford, and Mina says they have not forgotten what the three of them have done to them and that they will pay. Toni says she will rip Penelope's other arm off and slap Megan Bayne in the head with it, and if Shafir wants a death ride, then she can ride her caboose so she can meet her maker. Toni then states that the difference between her and God is that God does not wear any lipstick.

Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews Swerve Strickland and Prince Nana. Swerve says that he plans to keep winning in order to become AEW World Champion, then "The Jet" Kevin Knight shows up. Knight says that he is the now, not the future, and that it is time to start beating more of the present to show that the future is now. Swerve takes this as a challenge, then tells Knight to win the AEW World Trios Championship before talking to him again. He says that he sees Knight not just as the future of AEW, but the business, then says he is a future main eventer before telling him not to take five or six years to get there.

Ricochet guests on commentary for the next match.

"Jungle" Jack Perry beats "The Pride of Pro Wrestling" Anthony Bowens to receive a future shot at the AEW National Championship. When Ricochet puts his feet up at the announce table, Perry attacks Ricochet and chases him to the back.

We hear from The Death Riders (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, PAC, Daniel Garcia, "The Problem" Marina Shafir). Jon Moxley says that giving The Don Callis Family a lot of space, but having a match with them is another thing entirely PAC asks The Don Callis Family who they think they are and if they have forgotten who The Death Riders are, and Daniel Garcia says that The Don Callis Family have crossed a line there is no turning back from, and that a real family has each others' back even when the world hates them. Jon Moxley says he has been in the game for twenty-two years and that he has seen every snake, carny and slime in it, and he knows exactly who Don Callis is. Moxley also proclaims that out of all the bad people in professional, he himself is the worst when he has to be.

Hook guests on commentary for the next match.

"Hangman" Adam Page and JetSpeed ("The Jet" Kevin Knight and "Speedball" Mike Bailey) beat The Opps (Samoa Joe, Powerhouse Hobbs, Katsuyori Shibata) to become the AEW World Trios Champions after Kevin Knight counters a spinebuster from Powerhouse Hobbs with a stack-up pin. After the match, Swerve Strickland and Prince Nana applaud Kevin Knight for winning a title.