At some point after Joey Chestnut confirmed he was «gutted» to not compete at this 12 months’s Nathan’s Scorching Canine Consuming Contest, he introduced that he’ll face off in a first-of-its-kind competitors streamed solely on Netflix this fall.
In a September 2 debut, Chestnut will tackle former rival Takeru Kobayashi in a particular cheekily titled, «Unfinished Beef.» The duo has been battling for 15 years.
«By way of all of my years in aggressive consuming, Kobayashi stands out as my fiercest rival,» Chestnut stated in a launch for Netflix. «Competing in opposition to him pushed me to be so significantly better. I do know that followers have waited a very long time for one more chapter of our rivalry and I can not await our large showdown reside on Netflix! It is time to give the individuals what they need!»
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The 2 males have not confronted off in opposition to one another since 2009 when Chestnut emerged victorious over his rival in a five-dog «sudden loss of life» eat-off.
Chestnut has 16 champion scorching dog-eating titles and Kobayashi has six.
Kobayashi was infamously banned from Nathan’s Scorching Canine Consuming Contest in 2010 resulting from a contract dispute, having received the famed competitors six years in a row, from 2001 via 2006.
In 2007, nevertheless, Chestnut took the title by beating him by solely three scorching canines and buns.
«This rivalry has been brewing for a very long time,» Kobayashi stated. «Competing in opposition to Joey reside on Netflix means followers everywhere in the world can watch me knock him out.»
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The information comes simply in the future after Nathan’s Scorching Canine Consuming Contest’s producer, Main League Consuming, introduced that Chestnut wouldn’t be permitted to compete on July 4 resulting from a contract he signed with vegan competitor Unattainable Meals for a reported $1.4 million over 4 years.
«To set the document straight, I should not have a contract with MLE or Nathans they usually need to change the foundations from previous years because it pertains to different companions I can work with,» Chestnut advised followers on X in response to Wednesday’s information.
(2/3)To set the document straight, I should not have a contract with MLE or Nathans they usually need to change the foundations from previous years because it pertains to different companions I can work with.That is apparently the idea on which I am being banned, and it would not affect the July 4th occasion.
— Joey Chestnut (@joeyjaws) June 11, 2024
The brand new Netflix particular would be the firm’s newest push into the reside sporting world.
Final month, the corporate revealed that it could have streaming rights for the primary time to 2 NFL video games set to be performed on Christmas Day 2024 — the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs vs. Pittsburgh Steelers and the Baltimore Ravens vs. Houston Texans.
In July, Netflix may even have the unique streaming rights to the boxing match between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson, which can have no extra payment for present subscribers.
«We expect it’ll be an actual worth add to observe these issues in actual time,» Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos stated in a Q1 2024 earnings name in April. «And we’ll proceed to strive plenty of new issues.»
A location for the new dog-eating extravaganza has not but been publicized.
