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Perhaps there\u2019s still hope after all that Joey Chestnut will take the stage at Coney Island for the annual Nathan\u2019s Famous hot dog eating competition on July 4.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Earlier this week, The Post first reported that the famed hot dog eater was barred from this year\u2019s event over a contract dispute related to him repping another hot dog brand.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But Chestnut expressed that he was \u201cvery hopeful\u201d something could be worked out between himself and Major League Eating, which sanctions the Fourth of July tradition, that would allow him to compete.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m very hopeful that things can be worked out,\u201d Chestnut told On3 in his first interview since the news broke. \u201cI\u2019ll be ready if we can get anything worked out. I\u2019ll be hungry.\u201d<\/p>\n
Joey Chestnut in his first public interview with @On3sports after being banned from this year\u2019s Nathan\u2019s Hot Dog Eating contest and about the new Netflix competition: \u201cI\u2019m very hopeful that things can be worked out\u2026if we can get anything worked out, I\u2019ll be hungry.\u201d\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/oGhmZR5uZK\u2014 Talia Goodman (@TaliaGoodmanWBB) June 14, 2024<\/p>\n
Chestnut was taking in Thursday\u2019s WNBA contest between the Indiana Fever and Atlanta Dream at Gainbridge Fieldhouse when he spoke with the outlet.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The 16-time Nathan\u2019s hot dog eating contest champ said he had \u201cno regrets\u201d but was disappointed the situation had become public.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s unfortunate that things \u2014 negotiations, contract negotiations \u2014 became public,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
MLE had said in a statement earlier this week that it was \u201cdevastated\u201d that Chestnut had chosen a rival brand \u2013 Impossible Foods \u2013 that sells plant-based hot dogs over competing in the Nathan\u2019s Famous Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was a position that an MLE rep reiterated to The Post on Wednesday, pointing the finger at Chestnut and his team for the predicament.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cJoey was not banned. Joey chose not to compete in the contest the moment he chose to make an endorsement deal with one of Nathan\u2019s competitors,\u201d the rep said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But the potential absence of Chesnut has \u201cgutted\u201d not only the competitor but competitive eating fans everywhere.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Even Mayor Eric Adams bemoaned the idea of not having the sport\u2019s biggest name at the signature event.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cStop being such weenies! It would be \u2018impossible\u2019 to have this year\u2019s Nathan\u2019s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest without Joey Chestnut,\u201d Adams wrote on X, linking to the paper\u2019s bombshell report.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLet\u2019s find a way to squash this beef and bring back the champ for another 4th of July at Coney Island!\u201d<\/p>\n
While Chestnut\u2019s participation in the Fourth of July competition is up in the air, he will be going head-to-head with another competitive eating legend who had a squabble with MLE, Takeru Kobayashi.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The two legends will face off on Labor Day on Netflix.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m really excited about the Netflix contest,\u201d Chestnut said. \u201cMe and Kobayashi, he\u2019s been my biggest rival forever. I\u2019m just really excited to be able to eat against him again.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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