Joey Chestnut banned from 2024 Nathan’s hot dog eating contest over vegan frank dispute
Reigning Coney Island hot dog-eating champion Joey “Jaws” Chestnut is spending this year’s July 4th at Fort Bliss in Texas, where he will
Chestnut — who has won Nathan’s showdown on Coney Island every year since 2016 — was barred from the century-old tradition when the event organizers, Major League Eating, told him he could fuggedabout showing up while also repping the vegan meat brand Impossible Foods,“He’s the Michael Jordan of competitive eating. But imagine if Michael Jordan said to Nike, ‘I love being the face of Nike but I want to do commercials for Adidas, too,” a source explained of the business beef.
He set up for a practice round on Friday — then planned to ingest oils to make sure “there’s a clean highway” in his digestive system come the Fourth. After his appearance in the Lone Star State, fans will catch Chestnut sparring against rival Takeru Koyahaishi on Netflix in September.But the Coney Island organizers will have to swallow their pride if they ever want their headlining champion back at their table, Chestnut explained.
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