Bronowski states, "What a scientist does is compounded of two interests: the interest of his time and his own interest- (Bronowski, 8). In the early 1980s, wrestling targeted fans that were either very young or very old "disregarding the teenagers and adults who thought of it as childish "kiddie-stuff-. An upcoming grappler made himself an unmistakable good guy or bad guy. He would have to resemble a fantasy-induced cartoon hero or villain "something that young kids can easily side with or root against. The older fans wanted to love a wrestler who would stand up for the people, the country, and good morals, and they wanted to hate the wrestlers who hated the good wrestlers. It was a clear cut battle which was completely padded down with cheesy "I will win one for the great people of this town- and the menacing "I'll rip his stinkin' head-off- verbal thrashings. .
A good example of this defunct gimmick would be the late Kerry Adkisson who wrestled under the monicker of "The Modern Day Warrior- Kerry Von Erich (also The Texas Tornado). When Von Erich's popular upbeat entrance music hit, he would walk down the aisle smiling and slapping hands. He would grab the microphone, once in the ring, and spit out morally-uplifting messages and thanks for the fans'support. This happy-go-lucky jargon made it easy for the attending parties to side with Von Erich, and harass whomever his opponent would be. .
Wrestling some fifteen years later has shifted to where there is no decisive line drawn between who a fan has to root for and not root for "the remains all gray area. Now a wrestler must appeal to the current times. Commonly, a current gimmick trend consists of mimicking ethno-societal stereotypes. Independent wrestler New Jack, of Philadelphia's Extreme Championship Wrestling, is an apparent example of how the time has influenced the creativity behind the invention of his character.