Kali Armstrong
| Kali Armstrong | |
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| Birth name | Destinee Brown |
| Born | July 6, 1994 Inglewood, California, U.S. |
| Professional wrestling career | |
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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.
Early life
[edit]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]
Professional wrestling career
[edit]WWE (2023-present)
[edit]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]
Championships and accomplishments
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Bose, Ranauk (September 13, 2024). "WWE Registers Trademarks for Two New Superstar Names". The Times of India.
- ^ Stone, Ken (April 23, 2018). "Olympic Champ Allyson Felix at 32 Takes Relay (but not Star) Turn at Mt. SAC". Times of San Diego. Archived from the original on January 21, 2022. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (September 21, 2024). "NXT Level Up Results (9/20): Mark Coffey And Lash Legend In Action". Fightful. Archived from the original on September 22, 2024. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
- ^ Tessier, Colin (March 5, 2025). "WWE EVOLVE (3/5/2025) Results: Jack Cartwheel, Cappuccino Jones, Carlee Bright, Keanu Carver, And More | Fightful News". Fightful. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
- ^ Powell, Jason (May 28, 2025). "WWE Evolve results (5/28): Vetter's review of Wendy Choo vs. Kylie Rae vs. Kali Armstrong vs. Kendal Grey in a four-way elimination match to become WWE Women's Evolve Champion". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on June 6, 2025. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
- ^ Thomas, Jeremy (May 28, 2025). "Kali Armstrong Becomes Inaugural WWE EVOLVE Women's Champion". 411Mania. Archived from the original on May 29, 2025. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
- ^ Vetter, Chris (July 9, 2025). "WWE Evolve results (7/9): Vetter's review of Kali Armstrong vs. Natalya for the Evolve Women's Championship, Keanu Carver vs. Timothy Thatcher, Chantel Monroe vs. Masyn Holiday". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
- ^ Moore, John (July 15, 2025). "NXT TV results (7/15): Moore's review of the GAB fallout edition with Trick Williams, Mike Santana, and Joe Hendry vs. DarkState, Stacks vs. Tony D'Angelo vs. Luca Crusifino in a Triple Threat". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on July 16, 2025. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Kali Armstrong's profile at Cagematch.net , Internet Wrestling Database
- 1994 births
- Living people
- 21st-century female professional wrestlers
- 21st-century American professional wrestlers
- American female professional wrestlers
- People from Inglewood, California
- Professional wrestlers from California
- 21st-century American sportswomen
- African-American professional wrestlers
- USC Trojans women's track and field athletes