Media

Write-ups

“The Mormon Giant: The History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Professional Wrestling,” at UT Austin (May 9, 2025)

“The screening was an innovative and entrancing blend of a traditional academic presentation with a multisensory performance.

For nearly an hour, members of the audience were engaged simultaneously by the documentary film, a live narration by Dr. Walker, and Albro’s hypnotic beats.”

“Mormon wrestling: UCSB professor David Walker gives talk on the intersection of religion and American history,” NinerTimes at UNC Charlotte (March 31, 2025)

“‘I've never seen a type of presentation like this. It was nice how he had moments where he's talking in between the video,’ said fourth-year Stephen Daniels.”

“UC Santa Barbara Professor David Walker Presents a Sneak Peak of his Mormon Wrestling Documentary,” Mormon Studies at UVA (March 26, 2025)

“Wrestling provided a stage for expressing the tensions inherent in a religion that desired assimilation but also valued its uniqueness."

Publications

The Mormon Giant (book in progress)

“The Mormon Heel,” MAVCOR Journal 6, no. 3 (2022)