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.
The three basic types of wrestling contest are the belt-and-jacket, catch-hold, and loose styles, all of which appear to have originated in antiquity. Belt-and-jacket styles of wrestling are those in which the clothing of the wrestlers provides the principal means of taking a grip on the opponent. In many cases this is no more than a special belt worn by both wrestlers, while in others a special belted jacket and special trousers are worn.