Porn Site Bids for Naming Rights for Saints' SuperDome and We've Heard Worse Ideas Than This
By Scott Rogust
When it comes to professional sports arenas, it's often only a matter of time before the name changes. That's the magic of naming rights, where big businesses bid exorbitant amounts of money to get their company's moniker on the home of a professional sports team for all to see.
Earlier this week, the New Orleans Saints said they're beginning the process of finding a new naming rights partner for the SuperDome, as Mercedes-Benz's deal expires next year. It should come as no surprise, then, that a pornographic website called Stripchat has made a $15 million bid to re-christen the Saints' home as the "Stripchat SuperDome." To be quite honest, we've heard much worse.
Porn site makes an offer on naming rights to Saints' stadium: 'Stripchat Superdome' https://t.co/RGxVUSkHZu
— L.A. Times Sports (@latimessports) May 21, 2020
“In our opinion, New Orleans is the party capital of the United States,” Stripchat communications director Max Bennett said in a news release, via the Los Angeles Times. “I’d like to think that we here at Stripchat embody some of New Orleans’ character and flair. As one of the world’s leading adult webcam sites that averages over 60 million visitors per month, we know a thing or two about having a good time.”
Oh, we bet they know a thing or two about having a good time.
This isn't the first time that a porn website tried to get their name and likeness on a stadium. Just last year, pornography brand BangBros made a $10 million bid to land the naming rights to the Miami Heat's arena. Their desire to rename the AmericanAirlines Arena as the "BangBros Center" has lost some steam, however, making their bid highly unlikely to prevail.
This came through our newsroom today -- An adult webcam site said it was going to put in a bid for the Superdome naming rights.
— Ashley White (@AshleyyDi) May 21, 2020
"We’d like to name it the 'Stripchat Superdome' and for it to the home to the future Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints." pic.twitter.com/4b06CIFIM6
Regardless, we've heard far, far worse names than "Stripchat SuperDome." Take the Saints' New Orleans' counterpart, the NBA's Pelicans, as a prime example. Their home is called the Smoothie King Center. Try saying that without either laughing, or perhaps wanting to jump off a cliff.
Other terrible names include the KFC Yum! Center (Louisville Cardinals basketball), Little Caesars Arena (Detroit Red Wings), and Guaranteed Rate Field (Chicago White Sox). Bring on Stripchat, people!