Mayors want 'Queen City' debate settled in Carolina-Cincy game

With the Cincinnati Bengals set to take on the visiting Carolina Panthers on Sunday, the mayors of Cincinnati and Charlotte have decided to wage a Twitter battle over which city has the true rights to the nickname, "The Queen City."

With the Cincinnati Bengals set to take on the visiting Carolina Panthers on Sunday, the mayors of Cincinnati and Charlotte have decided to wage a battle over which city has the true rights to the nickname, "The Queen City."

The towns have dubbed the game the "Queen City Bowl," even coming up with a logo and hashtag (#QCBowl) for the battle, while the mayors are getting into it on Twitter.

Sorry, Charlotte: Where is the rightful "Queen City?" @Bengals will show @Panthers this Sunday in the first-ever Queen City Bowl #QCBowl

— John Cranley (@JohnCranley) October 6, 2014

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Who dey! What do @Bengals like to have for Sunday dinner? A nice helping of @Panthers #QCBowl #therealqueencity

— John Cranley (@JohnCranley) October 7, 2014

The losing town has agreed to "issue the winner a symbolic item relevant to its city," with the prize being revealed after Sunday's contest.

- Brendan Maloy