AEW Rampage Results: Winners, Grades, Reaction and Highlights from November 5

Welcome to Bleacher Report's coverage and recap of AEW Rampage from November 5. 

This is where we cover everything related to All Elite Wrestling's Friday night show every week. We will look at each match and the biggest non-wrestling segments of the night.

Following their confrontation last week, CM Punk and Eddie Kingston came face to face to discuss their issues after The Mad King interrupted Punk's interview.

The TBS Championship Tournament continued this week when Red Velvet took on The Bunny, Bryan Danielson faced Anthony Bowens and Adam Cole of The Elite battled John Silver of The Dark Order.

Let's take a look at everything that happened on Friday's show. 

Danielson opened the show with a match against Bowens of The Acclaimed. Max Caster was there in his partner's corner to talk all of the trash. 

The larger Bowens was able to score the first few knockdowns, but The American Dragon regrouped and took him down with one solid kick to the chest.

He cornered Bowens and proceeded to punish him until he fired back with a few of his own chops. Danielson countered a vertical suplex, but Bowens was able to avoid an armbar by grabbing the ropes. Danielson kicked him off the apron, but when he tried to follow up with a kick, Bowens was ready.

He pulled Danielson onto his shoulders and dropped him on the apron. Caster hit a clothesline while the ref was distracted to send us into a break. 

We returned to see the former world champion starting to make his comeback. He took out both members of The Acclaimed with a crossbody before nailing Bowens with a missile dropkick. He stomped on Bowens' face until locking him in the LeBell Lock for the win. 

Grade: B

Analysis 

This was a fun match with a predictable ending. Someone like Omega or Kington would have a believable chance to beat Danielson, but Bowens is not that high on the card yet.

While there was a ton to like about this contest, it was clear there was a huge difference in experience between the two competitors. Bowens still looked slightly hesitant at times, but he mostly looked good in this outing against a celebrated veteran.

It was nice to see him get a chance to have a big singles match. Caster gets most of the attention online, but Bowens is probably the better overall athlete. 

Punk came to the ring and asked Kingston to join him. His music hit, but Kingston didn't come out at first. He finally showed up when Punk started acting like he was going to talk some trash.

Kingston seemed unimpressed with Punk and didn't want to apologize for interrupting him last week. He said the only thing he was sorry for was almost missing the show because of being sick. 

The Mad King said Punk and other indie legends were his heroes when he first broke into the business, but then he found out how narcissistic Punk is. He said Punk unfairly judged him because he never looked the part or played politics. 

They went back and forth a bit, and Kingston said nobody in the locker room wants Punk there. He challenged The Straight-Edge Superstar to a match at Full Gear. Punk said he always intended to fight Kingston but assumed it would be on Dark or Elevation. 

Kington got mad and went right up to his face. Punk eventually accepted the challenge, but when Kington tried to get in one more verbal jab, Punk hit him with a head-butt. They started brawling until a group of officials ran down to break them up. 

Grade: B+

Analysis

This was a strong exchange between two guys who are known for their ability to cut promos, but some of the setup was a little odd. 

Kingston acting like Punk judged him the same way we all know Punk was judged during his career by others was almost too much of a stretch, but they were able to make it work through pure talent on the mic and using their real history to sell the story. 

As soon as Punk hit the head-butt, the energy picked up. The crowd loved the brawl and wanted it to continue, but we all have to wait until Full Gear. 

The TBS Championship Tournament continued Friday with The Bunny taking on Red Velvet. The winner would move on to face Jade Cargill, who received a bye in the first round. 

Red Velvet rushed the ring and went right after Allie. She hit a heel kick but couldn't make the cover because The Bunny rolled out of the ring. 

Jade watched from the crowd with Mark Sterling as Allie took control and sent Velvet into the barricade. She stomped Velvet's face into the steel steps but took too much time gloating about it.

After she recovered, Velvet hit a running Stunner for a close two-count. After a few more moves, Velvet scored the win with The Final Slice. 

Grade: C+

Analysis

This was decent, but a few spots kept it from being better. For one thing, a spot like stomping somebody's head into the steps is always going to be hard to pull off. Not only was the camera angle slightly off, but you could tell Velvet's face did not make contact with the steps.

The Bunny is a great heel who doesn't get enough attention for how well she sells everything she does. Whether she is on defense or bragging about how she cheated, she makes her performance memorable. Her facial expressions are among the best in the company.

Velvet still has a lot of room to grow, but she is looking more like a star every day. She might just win this tournament, but it feels like it's Jade's belt to lose at this point. 

Mark Henry conducted the usual pre-match interview before the main event bout between Cole and Silver. While it was clear Cole was not amused, Silver was making jokes left and right. 

When they got to the ring, Silver attempted to mock Cole's signature pose only to end up eating a boot to the face. Cole put him in the corner, but Silver pressed him above his head and ran him over with a clothesline. 

He kept showing off his power until Cole hit a snapmare on the apron to send him out to the floor. The Young Bucks did their signature cheek kiss while Cole held him in a camel clutch. 

We saw Cole continue to control the pace during the break in the picture-in-picture box. As they progressed, Silver started to build up a head of steam. He even managed to block a low blow and hit one himself before dropping Cole with a Liger Bomb for a near-fall. 

After a string of superkicks, Cole hit The Last Shot for the pin and the win. 

Grade: A-

Analysis

Silver has been a comedy character for most of his time in AEW, but the pre-match interview was one of the first times outside of Being The Elite that it felt like he wasn't the butt of the joke. He was the one making the jokes, and it was hilarious. 

As far as the action was concerned, Silver's explosive energy played well against Cole's ability to build up a match over time so it has highs and lows before the big finish. 

They really picked up steam in the second half and turned this into a match that likely exceeded the expectations of a lot of fans. The crowd was on its feet as they built to the ending.

We've seen longer and better bouts, but their energy and physicality helped raise the grade to make this the Match of the Night.