Joey Chestnut banned from Nathan’s Hot Dog consuming contest

A nationwide travesty has occurred, one which the United States might not ever recuperate from.

On Tuesday, 16-time Nathan’s Hot Dog consuming champion and peak of human athleticism Joey Chestnut was banned from competing within the scorching canine competitors he made well-known, in response to the New York Post. Major League Eating banned Chestnut from competing within the contest due to his endorsement cope with vegan meals, per Front Office Sports.

This is a surprising revelation on this planet of aggressive consuming, the best of all time nonetheless on the high of his sport, however can not compete within the greatest competitors in American aggressive consuming. Chestnut signed a cope with Impossible Foods, who’ve a plant-based scorching canine, and had many calls for after he signed the deal, together with consuming unbranded scorching canines, Major League Eating said in a statement to the New York Post.

“For almost 20 years now we have labored beneath the identical fundamental scorching canine exclusivity provisions. However, plainly Joey and his managers have prioritized a brand new partnership with a distinct model over our long-time relationship.

Coming three weeks after Takeru Kobayashi retired, the aggressive consuming world is taking an enormous blow with Chestnut not accessible to compete. However, this permits for extra folks to step up in his place. The 4th of July goes to look actually completely different this 12 months.