All Elite Wrestling presented an action-packed episode of AEW Rampage at the special start time of 6:30 p.m. ET on May 19.
The Acclaimed, Blackpool Combat Club, and other stars competed. Plus, fans will hear from The Hardys and Isiah Kassidy.
The results are as follows:
Blackpool Combat (Jon Moxley, Wheeler Yuta, and Claudio Castagnoli) (with Bryan Danielson) vs. Best Amigos (Trent Beretta & Chuck Taylor) & Bandido
Jon Moxley takes an early advantage. Wheeler and Chuck Taylor briefly brawl on the outside. Blackpool Combat Club isolates Taylor and grounds him. Taylor drills Yuta with a knee strike and tags Beretta, who squares off with Moxley. Beretta suplexes Moxley three times. Best Amigos and Bandido dive onto Blackpool Combat Club at ringside. Castagnoli drills Beretta with an uppercut in mid-air. Blackpool Combat Club regains the advantage. Moxley kicks Beretta in the corner, but Trent rallies with a DDT.
Bandido and Castagnoli tag in, and Bandido fires up with a flurry of offense. They trade blows, and Bandido goes for a suplex, but Castagnoli counters. Bandido catches a diving Yuta and double-teams him with Best Amigos. The match breaks down as the two teams take the fight to each other. Moxley hits Taylor with the Death Rider, and Yuta gets the pin.
Winners: Blackpool Combat (Jon Moxley, Wheeler Yuta, and Claudio Castagnoli)
Kyle Fletcher targets AEW International Champion Orange Cassidy in a promo.
TBS Championship: Jade Cargill vs. Dani B
Cargill dominates Danni and wins in less than a minute.
Winner: Jade Cargill
Mark Sterling issues another open challenge following Cargill’s 58th win, and it is answered by Genesis.
TBS Championship: Jade Cargill (c) vs. Genesis
Cargill dominates and wins another short match.
Winner and still TBS Champion: Jade Cargill
Sterling issues another challenge, and it is answered by the returning Taya Valkyrie, who drops Cargill with a clothesline and hits the Road to Valhalla. Valkyrie challenges Cargill to a match at AEW Double or Nothing.
The Acclaimed & “Daddy Ass” Billy Gunn vs. Varsity Athletes (Tony Nese, Josh Woods & Ari Daivari)
Caster starts the bout with Woods. Gunn tags in and squares off with Woods before he drops the former ROH Pure Champion with a shoulder block. Nese tags in and flexes at Gunn. The veteran drops Nese with a sidewalk slam. The Varsity Athletes gang up on Caster and keep him grounded. Caster rallies and Bowens makes the hot tag. Gunn throws Woods to the outside when he breaks up a pin attempt. Nese blasts Bowens with a kick to the face. Bowens fires back with one of his own. The Acclaimed get the pin with the Arrival and the Mic Drop.
Winners: The Acclaimed & “Daddy Ass” Billy Gunn
On the latest edition of QTV, QT Marshall says he signed the team up for the Blackjack Battle Royale at AEW Double or Nothing. He noted that Powerhouse Hobbs is on the poster of AEW Collision, and they teased that Hobbs’ real story begins with the premiere of AEW Double or Nothing.
In-Ring Segment: The Hardys and Isiah Kassidy
Matt Hardy confirms that The Hardys and Isiah Kassidy will face Ethan Page and The Gunns at AEW Double or Nothing; if Hardy’s team wins, Matt Hardy gets control of Page’s contract. Jeff Hardy notes that they want to win the AEW World Tag Team Championship. Page interrupts and says he’s done with The Hardys. He tries to hug it out with Kassidy. The Gunns attack The Hardys with chairs, and Kassidy gets laid out, too. Page stomps on Kassidy’s neck while a chair is wrapped around it.
On commentary, Chris Jericho addresses getting attacked by Adam Cole on AEW Dynamite. Jericho calls Cole a coward. Cole appears on the video screen and says he’s going to make Jericho’s life a living hell. Jericho challenges Cole to an unsanctioned match at AEW Double or Nothing. Jericho notes that the stipulation barring Cole from the building is null and void, and Cole enters the building. Cole comes through the crowd and brawls with Jericho until they’re separated by security.
Bishop Kaun (with Prince Nana) vs. Dustin Rhodes
Kaun takes the fight to Rhodes, and they brawl at ringside. Kaun overpowers Rhodes and continues to control the action. He maintains the advantage, but Rhodes rallies. Rhodes is busted open, but he keeps fighting. A Code Red earns Rhodes a two count. He gets another two count with a piledriver. Kaun catches Rhodes with a shotgun dropkick. Rhodes hits the Final Reckoning for the win.
Winner: Dustin Rhodes
Brian Cage attacks Rhpdes after the bell and powerbombs him. Swerve Strickland comes to the ring. The Mogul Embassy gangs up on Rhodes, but Keith Lee makes the save. He fights off Kaun and Cage. Lee gets in the ring and stares down Strickland. Cage and Kaun attack Lee, and he fights them. Kaun hits Lee with a chair, and Cage slams him. Strickland hits the Swerve Stomp on Strickland, and Mogul Embassy stands tall.
