
25 Possible Names for the Building Soon to Be Formerly Known as the Wells Fargo Center
Bloomberg reported on Wednesday that Wells Fargo will be dropping its name from the South Philly home of the Flyers and Sixers when its contract expires in 2025. Naturally, social had a field day with suggestions for a new sponsor:
Club Risqué!
— Dave (@davedoesphilly) July 24, 2024
@Wawa you have the opportunity to do the funniest thing ever
— Jake (@HomeGoodsMGMT) July 24, 2024
Hear me out https://t.co/CNNiAJeAFL pic.twitter.com/85hIaxqhEO
— Kyle Pagan (@CBKylePagan) July 24, 2024
These are all good options. Wawa seems to be the front runner in the hearts and minds of Philadelphia sports fans, but “Club Risque South” could be a good one, and the Forever Boner Arena as well. History says we’ll end up with another bank, but you never know.
Here are 25 more possibilities:
- The Cordell and Cordell Center
- Swiss Cheese Pervert Pavilion
- The Margate Karen Civic Center
- The David Dodge Dome
- Sam Hinkie Hall
- The Rand Spear Spectrum
- The Richard Harkaway Double Birds Forum
- The Dwayne from Swedesboro Saddledome
- The Dr. Paul Glat Memorial Colosseum (RIP)
- The Not-Boston Garden
- Alycia Lane Auditorium
- The “New Philadelphia” Arena
- Blue Collar Place
- El Wingador Event Center
- Hitchbot Hall
- The Rashaad Penny Performing Arts Center
- Madison Square Fargo
- The Colangelo Collar Center
- The Stepford Fans Forum
- The Pukemon Pavilion
- Asshole Assembly Hall
- Young Trafford
- Gary Barbera Gymnasium
- Prudential Center South
- IBX Arena (betting favorite at the Crossing Broad sportsbook and maybe PA sports betting apps)
Thoughts? I think there are a lot of good options. It’s been pointed out that the Sixers and Flyers have won a grand total of 0 championships since this arena opened in 1996. Doesn’t matter what it’s been called. Wells Fargo Center, Wachovia Center, First Union Center, Corestates Center. The place could possibly be cursed. Will a new name un-curse the local hockey and basketball teams? Did they build it on top of a Native American burial ground? Perhaps we’ll hold a mid-ice seance to commune with the dead and see if they know anything. Or maybe Paul George and Matvei Michkov get us over the hump finally.