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The hot dog eating competitions are now in competition with each other.
And this one has lured competitive eating champ Takeru Kobayashi out of retirement.
Heres everything we know about this all-beef, uhhh, feud.
Brand loyalty, or the lack thereof.
This gets in the way of brand exclusivity rules attached to the Nathans contest.
Chestnut and Impossible Foods both clapped back to Major League Eatings spin on events.
Impossible Foods added that We love Joey and support him in any contest he chooses.
Its OK to experiment with a new dog.
Meat eaters shouldnt have to be exclusive to just one wiener.
Okay, someones been readingPolysecure!
Take with a grain of salt any story you read about Major League Eating, she said.
They are a very theatrical organization.
Loftus says the Nathans competition looks like WWE more than anything else.
So this could all be kayfabe.
(The other big reason was racism.)
This rivalry has been brewing for a long time.
