4-point Near-fall

[PABlue]

The defensive wrestler also could have been applying hands to the face or some other illegal act to add a point.

[Insane Blue]

Then you have a 3 point near fall and a 1 point penalty for the illegal act.

[PABlue]

That's true, official could have used bad mechanics on his signals. I was just trying to think of any reason he would show 4.

[glyphrunner]

If it were a penalty point, he never indicated it. He clearly tapped near fall and then four fingers. The scoring table even gave him a confused look to which he restated "Near-fall four points."

I'll chalk it up to him getting it wrong.

[twotakedown]

If a wrestler cries out indicating an injury the official can stop the match. I've had it happen to me. Kids starts yelling ouch ouch after 3 pt was earned so I stop the match start injury time and award 4.