A pin attempt where the opponent kicks out at two. The ref's hand coming down for two and stopping is the backbone of match drama. The timing has to be perfect — too early and there's no tension, too late and it looks like a botch. Great matches build nearfalls progressively, each one feeling closer to three than the last until the crowd is losing their minds.
"That was a two-and-seven-eighths count. The arena thought it was over. The ref says no."