AEW Rampage Results: Winners, Grades, Reaction and Highlights from May 19

Welcome to Bleacher Report's coverage and recap of AEW Rampage on May 19.

This week's show was another early episode due to the NHL on TNT, so most people got to see some action before the sun went down.

The Mogul Embassy continued its feud with Naturally Limitless when Bishop Kaun took on Dustin Rhodes.

We also saw The Acclaimed and "Daddy Ass" Billy Gunn face The Varsity Athletes, Jade Cargill was in action, and much more.

Let's take a look at what went down during Friday's show.

The BCC vs. Best Amigos

AEW

Rampage.

Jon Moxley and Bandido kicked things off in this trios match between the BCC and Best Amigos. Trent Beretta and Wheeler Yuta tagged in and had a standoff before engaging in a fistfight.

Chuck Taylor helped Beretta take control, but when the fight spilled out of the ring, Yuta hit a chop block to take control.

The BCC began to dominate the match as it went to a commercial. Beretta took a lot of punishment before he made the hot tag to a fresh Bandido.

The high-flyer did what he does best and put on an acrobatic display that would rival the best luchadors in AEW or any promotion. Everything he does is so smooth. It makes him incredibly entertaining because you never quite know what he will do next.

The BCC winning was predictable, but that didn't take away from how enjoyable this was to watch. All six guys had their own moments throughout the match.

Winners: Blackpool Combat Club

Grade: B+

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Notable Moments and Observations

• They should revisit the feud between Best Friends and Yuta. We never got closure on that. 
• You could see that Taylor did almost nothing to help Castagnoli get him up for that suplex. That was pure power from The Swiss Superman to get him up. 
• Mox seems so much more comfortable as a heel. He never really acted like a babyface when he was one, so this is a good fit. 
• The triple dive from Best Friends and Bandido was fun. 

Jade Cargill's Open Challenge

AEW

The TBS champion.

Jade Cargill held an open challenge for her TBS Championship this week. Her opponent was a young woman named Danni Bee. The champ easily destroyed her opponent, so Mark Sterling brought out another challenger for the title.

The second challenger was named Genesis. Chris Jericho told a story about how she overcame a stroke to become a pro wrestler as Jade took her apart and defeated her for her second win of the night.

A third opponent came out, but Taya Valkyrie took her out and made her way to the ring. She hit Jade with the Road to Valhalla and grabbed a mic to taunt the champion.

There isn't much more to say about this. Jade picked up two easy wins and then set up her next big match. None of this was particularly entertaining, but it served its purpose.

Winner: Jade Cargill

Grade: C

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Notable Moments and Observations

• We didn't even get to hear the name of the competitor Taya took out. 

The Acclaimed and Daddy Ass vs. Varsity Athletes

AEW

Dos trios.

Anthony Bowens, Max Caster and Billy Gunn took on Ari Daivari, Tony Nese and Josh Woods in the third match of the night.

Daddy Ass did most of the heavy lifting for his team before the show went to a commercial. Woods, Daivari and Nese took control during the break, but Caster was able to make the hot tag to Bowens shortly after we returned.

This was a basic trios match. AEW has found its pattern with bouts like these, so most of them follow the same basic outline. The babyfaces start out hot, the heels gain the upper hand, and then the babyfaces rally. The only thing that ever changes is which team gets the win in the end.

This time, The Acclaimed and Daddy Ass were the ones with their hands raised at the end of the match thanks to a Mic Drop from Caster.

Winners: The Acclaimed and Daddy Ass

Grade: B-

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Notable Moments and Observations

• It's so weird how Gunn doesn't look that big until you see him standing next to somebody else and notice how much larger he is than most people. It's like an optical illusion. 
• The Varsity Athletes are booked so differently in ROH, which is odd because it's the same guy running both companies. 

Bishop Kaun vs. Dustin Rhodes

AEW

The main event.

After we saw Ethan Page and The Ass Boys attack Isiah Kassidy and the Hardys, we saw Bishop Kaun take on Dustin Rhodes in the main event of the night.

Prince Nana was there with Kaun, but Keith Lee chose not to accompany Dustin to the ring. As soon as The Natural stepped through the ropes, Kaun pounced on him.

The ROH six-man tag champ maintained dominance for quite some time. Rhodes was busted open when he collided with a camera, so blood could be seen on the ring mat and the competitors when we returned from a break.

This was a solid singles match between a veteran and a rising star. Kaun looked good and did a great job selling all of Rhodes' big moves. After The Natural scored the win, Brian Cage and Swerve Strickland attacked him from behind. This brought out Lee to make the save.

After he had a little bit of success, Lee fell after taking a chair shot to the back. The show ended with the Mogul Embassy standing tall.

Winner: Dustin Rhodes

Grade: B

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Notable Moments and Observations

• Kaun looks more like an action figure than anyone else in AEW. His physique is so defined that it almost looks fake. 
• We saw a segment with Chris Jericho challenging Adam Cole to an unsanctioned match at Double or Nothing. He also ripped up the legal agreement that kept Cole out of the building, so Cole came through the crowd and fought him on the stage. 
• It's always weird when we don't get the pre-match interview with Mark Henry, but it's cool that he still gets to say his line. 
• Rhodes was thrown into the corner and he ended up hitting the cameraman. It seemed like a planned impact but it's hard to tell sometimes.