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.
1 It comes in handy if you have an extremely large and hard head, when performing this crazy wrestling move.  Black flip kick. You start off with your back to your opponent, using the element of surprise. You hit a backwards flip making contact with the top of your opponents head, either with one or both feet.