What is Lenovo Center?
[[Image:PNC Arena Raleigh.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Lenovo Center, when it was called the PNC Arena]] '''Lenovo Center''' is a [[sport]]s [[arena]] in [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]], [[North Carolina]]. The arena opened on [[October 29]], [[1999]], and is the current home to the [[Carolina Hurricanes]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) and [[North Carolina State University]] Wolfpack men's basketball. The arena was originally known as '''Raleigh Entertainment & Sports Arena''' until RBC Bank, the U.S. division of the [[Royal Bank of Canada]], acquired naming rights for 20 years, which cost a reported $80 million. The name then changed to '''RBC Center'''. The arena was also host to many [[WWE]] events such as [[SummerSlam (2000)|SummerSlam]] in 2000 and [[No Mercy (2006)|No Mercy]] in 2006. In 2011, the Royal Bank of Canada sold RBC Bank to [[PNC Financial Services]], and the arena's name was officially changed to PNC Arena on March 15, 2012. On September 12, 2024, the arena changed its name to the '''Lenovo Center''' after the naming rights were sold to Chinese technology company [[Lenovo]] for ten years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://abc11.com/post/lenovo-center-pnc-arena-change-raleigh-carolina-canes-hurricanes-entertainment-district/15294782/|accessdate=October 23, 2024|title=PNC Arena name is out, Lenovo secures new name naming rights at Canes home|publisher=ABC 11}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *[http://www.thepncarena.com/ Official website] {{NHL Arenas}} {{sport-stub}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Sports buildings in the United States]] [[Category:Sports in Raleigh, North Carolina]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in North Carolina]] [[Category:1999 establishments in the United States]] [[Category:1990s establishments in North Carolina]] [[Category:Carolina Hurricanes]]