Redd Foxx began doing stand-up comedy on the infamous Chitlin' Circuit in the 1940s and 1950s. Foxx was one of the premier blue humor comedians. Blue humor was very dirty, too dirty for white audiences. For years his party albums were not available in white record stores.
A near fall (near pin) is when... one shoulder touches the mat and the other shoulder is at a 45 degree angle coming down to the mat, or... the wrestler is held in a high bridge or back on both elbows. If a near fall lasts for two seconds, you get 2 points.
Often times there were no time limits at all, with the winner having the best of 3 falls. Holds and locks could be taken anywhere on the body and brutal throws were completely legal in the Lancashire style of Catch Wrestling. There are no points for position in Catch Wrestling, the only ways to win a match are to pin or submit your opponent using one of the many fast and aggressive hooks (or submissions).