AEW Dynamite Results – 1/14/26 (Maximum Carnage, World Championship Match)

AEW Dynamite Results
January 14, 2026
Phoenix, Arizona (Arizona Financial Theatre)
Results by: Roy Nemer of Wrestleview.com

AEW Dynamite kicks off and we see clips of earlier the day. A promo from Samoa Joe where he talks calls Adam Page a fool. He says he has to prepare for their trios title match but he put out a bounty and a vengeful hunter will claim his prize. In comes Bryan Keith.

Darby Allin vs. PAC

As PAC is at ringside, Darby lands a suicide dive and PAC falls over the barricade and into the fans. Darby with right hands and a head lock. He grabs PAC and grinds his face onto the railing. Darby grabs PAC by the hair and he begins walking up the stairs towards the top section of the arena. PAC with right hands but Darby with a drop kick. Darby climbs one of the railings and he lands the Coffin Drop onto PAC.

Darby gets up and PAC begins walking down the stairs and he begins to run around the ring. Darby runs towards PAC but PAC moves out of the way and Darby hits the barricade. PAC with a release German suplex on the outside of the ring. PAC moves the ring steps and grabs Darby. He belly to back suplexes Darby onto the ring steps. PAC throws Darby into the ring. The bell rings and we are under way. PAC with a clothesline onto Darby. He goes for the cover but Darby kicks out. PAC slingshots Darby face first onto the second rope. He goes for the cover but Darby kicks out. PAC throws Darby to the ropes and he lands a back drop. PAC with a German suplex and he goes for the cover but Darby kicks out.

-Commercial Break-

Back from commercial, Darby with a drop kick off the top rope. Darby to the ropes and he lands a coffin splash off the second rope. Darby with a drop kick. He runs towards PAC but PAC with a belly to belly and Darby hits the turnbuckle. PAC places Darby on the top rope and he lands a belly to belly. PAC lifts Darby up and he lands the Razor’s Edge, throwing Darby over the top rope onto the attached ring ramp. The referee counts to nine but Darby gets back in the ring. PAC is sitting on the top rope and he drops but hurts his ankle. Darby with right hands onto PAC and onto his ankle. PAC rolls to the outside of the ring and Darby climbs the top rope, landing a Coffin Drop onto PAC. Darby places PAC on the ring apron. Darby climbs the top rope and lands a Coffin Drop. PAC gets back into the ring but Darby with splashes in the corner. Darby goes for another splash but PAC pulls the referee in front of him and Darby hits the referee. Darby looks at the referee and PAC grabs Darby but Darby drops PAC. Darby with the Scorpion Death Lock and PAC taps out. Out comes Wheeler Yuta with a steel chair but Darby kicks him and lands a Scorpion Death Drop onto the chair. Darby with the Scorpion Death Drop onto PAC. Darby places PAC’s ankle in between the chair and he climbs the second rope, landing a Coffin Drop onto PAC’s ankle. Darby throws the chair to the outside and gets PAC in the Scorpion Death Lock. PAC taps out and the referee calls for the bell.

Winner: Darby Allin

-Commercial Break-

Bryan Keith vs. Hangman Adam Page

Big Bill is on the ring apron as the bell rings and we are under way. Page with a running big boot to the face. Page gets Keith in the corner and hits him with right hands. Keith rolls onto the ring apron but Page with a kick and Keith falls to the outside of the ring. Page to the outside but he is distracted by Big Bill. Keith with a right hand but Page pushes him into the barricade. He throws Keith back into the ring and Page with chops to the chest. Page with an elbow to the face. Big Bill distracts Page and Keith with a headbutt. Keith with right hands.

-Commercial Break-

Back from commercial, Keith with a drop toe hold followed by an exploder. He goes for the cover but Page kicks out. Keith runs towards Page but Page with a fall away slam. Page with a clothesline and he goes for the cover but Keith kicks out. Page goes for another clothesline but Keith with a bell to belly suplex. Keith goes for the cover but Page kicks out. Keith grabs Page but Page with a clothesline. Page gets on the ring apron but Big Bill is on the outside. He grabs Page but Page kicks him away. The referee is distracted and out comes Swerve. He chokes Big Bill with a chain. Page with the Buckshot Lariat. He goes for the cover and gets the pin.

Winner: Hangman Adam Page

Swerve gets in the ring after the match. He tells Keith to go collect another bounty. He tells Samoa Joe that he is going to take everything from him. Swerve tells MJF that if he wins tonight, it means he will have lost because they will be coming after him. And this is 2026, he has a new year’s resolution. It has been a while since he has had the AEW World Championship around his waist and this is what the fans want. He says they will make this who’s house and the fans say Swerve’s house.

Kenny Omega’s music hits and out he comes. He says he doesn’t mean to speak for anyone else in the ring but he has something to prove. And that is when they all called him the God of professional wrestling, it meant something. And if they still believe, he still believes. He understands that winning the belt, you can’t just be an EVP, snap your fingers and make it happen. He says he has to win a few matches first. And whether it be friend or foe, he is going for that belt. Omega looks at Page and Page tells him that there are three of them who want that Championship. And unfortunately, this is not a team effort, if they cross paths on the way to the Championship, may the best man win. Page and Omega shake hands as Page’s music hits. Swerve gets in Omega’s face.

Page and Swerve head to the back. Out come the Don Callis family. He says he has something important to say. He tells Omega that he has always been a big fan. He has always been a big fan of MJF. But he has to question his logic, even thinking of even associating with a scumbag like Omega. But now Omega is back and he wants the title, he has to win some matches. He tells Omega if he wants to wrestle, how about he wrestles against the man who broke Ibushi’s leg and the man who sent Omega to the hospital, to wrestle the walking weapon, Josh Alexander.

Omega tells him that he can barely hear him over the fans. But what it sounds like is that Don has issued a challenge. He tells Josh that he has a little bit of time tonight. Don stops Josh and the fans boo. Don says that they have known each other for many years and Omega forgot how their relationship works. Omega does what daddy says, daddy decides when matches happen. He says Omega will get Josh but next week on Dynamite because what he says goes.

Don and the Don Callis family walk to the back. Omega says they heard it here first, it will have to be next week. But today was phase one of him becoming the new AEW World Champion.

-Commercial Break-

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