Wells Fargo Arena gets a new name and, sadly, it’s not one that y’all proposed last summer

Xfinity Mobile Arena Ex-finity Mow-bile Aren-ahh Get used to saying that for the next limited seasons because effective Sept it will be the new name of the home of the Flyers Sixers and Wings The new sign is scheduled to be revealed on Sept Comcast Spectacor which resides under the same corporate umbrella as Xfinity and Harris Blitzer Sports Entertainment HBSE revealed the new name for the sports-and-entertainment venue when the current contract with Wells Fargo expires in August As we complete our historic relationship with Wells Fargo we wished to ensure that our new partner matched our enthusiasm for delivering world-class organization to our fans and guests Comcast Spectacor CEO Dan Hilferty explained We are committed to continuing investing in our venue to ensure we re at the forefront of hardware innovation and cutting-edge fan experiences We couldn t be more excited that Xfinity Mobile s brand will become the centerpiece for sports and entertainment in Philadelphia A rendering of the new logo for the Xfinity Mobile Arena formerly the Wells Fargo Center Courtesy of Comcast Spectacor The sponsorship deal will run through to the - season and include a free supercharged WiFi experience for Xfinity Mobile customers The arena completed more than million ini renovations last year The new name will come with a new purple logo replacing the familiar red-and-yellow signage that has been up since Comcast Spectacor and HBSE s new South Philly arena project the end of a saga that included a contentious proposal to move to Center City should be ready by the - season and Comcast will own the naming rights to that when its doors open Shortly after the news broke that Wells Fargo was not renewing its contract we sought our readers to dream up selected new names for the arena From the roughly responses a limited predicted that Xfinity would be in the name Other suggestions included riffs on local businesses like the Wawa Hoagie Hut Four Seasons Total Landscaping and Ray s Happy Birthday Bar Others made references to Philly practices and history like the Wit or Witout Center The Jawn Liberty Bell Arena and the Betsy Ross Center Plenty of called for it to be named after local sports figures including former Comcast Spectacor chairman and Flyers association owner Ed Snider Wilt Chamberlain Julius Erving Allen Iverson and Rocky Balboa Gritty got particular votes as did local graffiti artist ShamCow and plenty used the poll to tell the Sixers not to move near Center City s Chinatown neighborhood Alas Philly sports fans will not be attending games in the Tastykake Thunderdome in the near future Feel free to try and make that stick as a nickname though Or the Billy Penn Arena which we swear we didn t shoehorn into the ballot box A rendering of the new logo for the Xfinity Mobile Arena formerly the Wells Fargo Center Courtesy of Comcast Comcast Spectacor The post Wells Fargo Arena gets a new name and sadly it s not one that y all proposed last summer appeared first on Billy Penn at WHYY