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."