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Birth name | Destinee Brown |
Born | Inglewood, California, U.S. | July 6, 1994
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Billed height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
Billed from | Inglewood, California |
Trained by | WWE Performance Center |
Debut | June 8, 2024 |
Destinee Brown (born July 6, 1994) is an American professional wrestler. She is signed to WWE, where she performs on the Evolve brand under the ring name Kali Armstrong and is the current and the inaugural Evolve Women's Champion in her first reign.
Brown was born in Inglewood, California on July 6, 1994. She attended Westchester High School, Cal State Fullerton and the University of Southern California. At USC, she was a member of the track and field team. [1] [2]
Brown signed with WWE in October 2023. She made her on-screen debut on the September 20, 2024 episode of NXT Level Up under the ring name Kali Armstrong, losing to Brinley Reece. [3] On the March 5, 2025 episode of Evolve , Armstrong and Dani Palmer lost to Kendal Grey and Carlee Bright in a tag team match in Evolve's first match after its revival in WWE. [4] On the May 28 episode of Evolve, Armstrong won a fatal four-way elimination match to become the inaugural Evolve Women's Champion, defeating Grey, Kylie Rae and Wendy Choo. [5] [6] On the July 9 episode of Evolve, Armstrong defeated Natalya in her first title defense. [7] Armstrong made her NXT brand debut on the July 15 episode of NXT , where she retained the Evolve Women's Championship against Karmen Petrovic by disqualification after interference from Jordynne Grace. [8]