Joey Chestnut was banned from this yr’s Fourth of July Nathan’s Sizzling Canine Consuming Contest after placing a cope with Unimaginable Meals, a vegan firm that lately launched a plant-based scorching canine.
Chestnut didn’t waste time talking out after the information hit, calling the choice “very disappointing” in a social media publish.
However even after being banned, it appears like Joey Chestnut isn’t holding a grudge as he’s already stated he’d be more than pleased to make a comeback on the annual occasion.
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Joey Chestnut May Return To Nathan’s Sizzling Canine Consuming Contest
When requested if he’d take into account a return to the competitors, 40-year-old Chestnut informed Us Weekly he “completely” would.
“They should be affordable,” he informed the outlet at Netflix’s “Chestnut vs. Kobayashi: Unfinished Beef” press convention. “I’d love to return as a result of this yr I’ve to eat scorching canines with out dunking … I’ve a hybrid methodology of dunking and never dunking. As a result of I feel this contest has made me even higher.”
“By all my outdated agreements, I ought to have been capable of work with Unimaginable Meals, and so they modified the settlement this yr,” he defined, referring to his latest cope with the vegan meals firm and his settlement with Main League Consuming.
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Joey Chestnut Banned From Nathan’s Fourth Of July Competitors
“We’re devastated to be taught that Joey Chestnut has chosen to characterize a rival model that sells plant-based scorching canines fairly than competing within the 2024 Nathan’s Well-known Fourth of July Sizzling Canine Consuming Contest,” Main League Consuming stated in an announcement earlier this yr.
“MLE and Nathan’s went to nice lengths to accommodate Joey and his administration group, agreeing to the looks charge and permitting Joey to compete in a rival, unbranded scorching canine consuming contest on Labor Day.”
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Joey Chestnut Strikes Deal With Unimaginable Meals
The assertion got here after Chestnut made a cope with Unimaginable Meals, a vegan firm that lately launched a plant-based vegan canine. “For practically 20 years, we’ve labored beneath the identical primary scorching canine exclusivity provisions,” the MLE added. “Nevertheless, plainly Joey and his managers have prioritized a brand new partnership with a unique model over our long-time relationship.”
“We love Joey and assist him in any contest he chooses,” an Unimaginable Meals spokesperson informed People Magazine after the information broke. “It is OK to experiment with a brand new canine. Meat eaters should not should be unique to only one wiener.”
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Joey Chestnut Reacts To The Information
After the information, Chestnut broke his silence, claiming, “Now we have labored beneath the identical primary scorching canine exclusivity provisions for practically 20 years. Nevertheless, plainly Joey and his managers have prioritized a brand new partnership with a unique scorching canine model over our long-time relationship.”
“To set the file straight, I don’t have a contract with MLE or Nathan’s and so they need to change the principles from previous years because it pertains to different companions I can work with,” Chestnut added in his assertion. “That is apparently the idea on which I’m being banned, and it doesn’t influence the July 4th contest.”
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“Sadly, that is the choice Nathan’s and Main League Consuming are making and it’ll deprive the good followers of the vacation’s regular pleasure and leisure. To my followers, I like you and admire you,” he added. “Relaxation assured that you simply’ll see me eat once more quickly. Keep tuned and STAY HUNGRY!”
As reported by the New York Post, Chestnut obtained $200,000 to take part within the 2023 Nathan’s Sizzling Canine Consuming Competitors and was provided a four-year contract value $1.2 million to maintain competing within the occasion, previous to his ban.
Joey Chestnut Participates In Netflix Particular
Earlier this yr, it was revealed that the 16-time scorching dog-eating champion, Chestnut, would face off towards six-time champion Takeru Kobayashi in a Netflix particular. This marks the primary time Chestnut and Kobayashi have competed towards one another in 15 years.
Earlier than the matchup, Chestnut informed Us Weekly that going up towards 46-year-old Kobayashi pushes him to be a greater competitor and to “hit numbers which are fairly spectacular.” Chestnut additionally stated, “I’m going to do my finest, and I’m hoping that I’ll come out on prime.”
Joey Chestnut gained 83 to 67.