Joey Chestnut was banned from this yr’s Fourth of July Nathan’s Scorching Canine Consuming Contest after putting a take care of Unimaginable Meals, a vegan firm that lately launched a plant-based sizzling canine.
Chestnut didn’t waste time talking out after the information hit, calling the choice “very disappointing” in a social media put up.
However even after being banned, it seems like Joey Chestnut isn’t holding a grudge as he’s already mentioned he’d be more than pleased to make a comeback on the annual occasion.
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Joey Chestnut Might Return To Nathan’s Scorching Canine Consuming Contest
When requested if he’d think about a return to the competitors, 40-year-old Chestnut instructed Us Weekly he “completely” would.
“They must be affordable,” he instructed 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 sizzling canine with out dunking … I’ve a hybrid methodology of dunking and never dunking. As a result of I believe 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“By all my outdated agreements, I ought to have been capable of work with Unimaginable Meals, and so they modified the settlement this yr,” he defined, referring to his current take care of 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 study that Joey Chestnut has chosen to characterize a rival model that sells plant-based sizzling canine slightly than competing within the 2024 Nathan’s Well-known Fourth of July Scorching Canine Consuming Contest,” Main League Consuming mentioned in an announcement earlier this yr.
“MLE and Nathan’s went to nice lengths to accommodate Joey and his administration crew, agreeing to the looks payment and permitting Joey to compete in a rival, unbranded sizzling 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 take care of Unimaginable Meals, a vegan firm that lately launched a plant-based vegan canine. “For almost 20 years, we have now labored underneath the identical fundamental sizzling canine exclusivity provisions,” the MLE added. “Nonetheless, it appears that evidently 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 instructed Individuals Journal after the information broke. “It is OK to experiment with a brand new canine. Meat eaters should not must be unique to only one wiener.”
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Joey Chestnut Reacts To The Information
After the information, Chestnut broke his silence, claiming, “We have now labored underneath the identical fundamental sizzling canine exclusivity provisions for almost 20 years. Nonetheless, it appears that evidently Joey and his managers have prioritized a brand new partnership with a unique sizzling canine model over our long-time relationship.”
“To set the document straight, I don’t have a contract with MLE or Nathan’s and so they need to change the foundations from previous years because it pertains to different companions I can work with,” Chestnut added in his assertion. “That is apparently the premise on which I’m being banned, and it doesn’t affect 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 nice followers of the vacation’s ordinary pleasure and leisure. To my followers, I really like you and respect 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 Submit, Chestnut acquired $200,000 to take part within the 2023 Nathan’s Scorching Canine Consuming Competitors and was supplied 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 sizzling dog-eating champion, Chestnut, would face off in opposition to six-time champion Takeru Kobayashi in a Netflix particular. This marks the primary time Chestnut and Kobayashi have competed in opposition to one another in 15 years.
Earlier than the matchup, Chestnut instructed Us Weekly that going up in opposition to 46-year-old Kobayashi pushes him to be a greater competitor and to “hit numbers which are fairly spectacular.” Chestnut additionally mentioned, “I’m going to do my greatest, and I’m hoping that I’ll come out on high.”
Joey Chestnut gained 83 to 67.
