Hook found himself at something of a disadvantage on Wednesday's "AEW Dynamite," after winning a match against Christian Cage by disqualification. Hook was attacked by Kip Sabian and Nick Wayne, leading to a numbers advantage for The Patriarchy.

Samoa Joe returned to AEW after six months on last night's special Maximum Carnage episode of Dynamite, helping allies Hook and Katsuyori Shibata clean house against The Patriarchy.

Joe was filming for Twisted Metal and working on the Like a Dragon video game series during his time off.

This is Wrestling Inc.'s results for "AEW Dynamite" Maximum Carnage 2025, with a AEW World Championship match between Jon Moxley & Powerhouse Hobbs!

Maximum Carnage. On the January 15th episode of AEW Dynamite, HOOK and Christian Cage clashed in a singles match. They had been feuding for months, and HOOK finally got his hands on Cage in a singles bout.

Samoa Joe made his return to All Elite Wrestling on the January 15th episode of AEW Dynamite Maximum Carnage by helping HOOK fight off the combined powers of The Patriarchy.

Taz is back on commentary, as he was part of the broadcast team at AEW Dynamite: Maximum Carnage. Taz previously missed over two months as he had to get knee replacement surgery. AEW wrote him out of programming as he was attacked in the parking lot ahead of the October 2nd episode of AEW Dynamite.

AEW’s Jan. 15 show featured Jon Moxley defending the world championship against Powerhouse Hobbs, Toni Storm earning a title shot, Kenny Omega back in action, the in-ring debut of MVP, the return of Samoa Joe,

MVP wrestled in the AEW ring for the first time at AEW Dynamite: Maximum Carnage. MVP previously debuted at AEW Dynamite: Grand Slam in September, but he had not wrestled until AEW Dynamite: Maximum Carnage.