Competitive eating legends Joey Chestnut and Takeru Kobayashi will face off live on Netflix for the first time in 15 years. Apparently, the streaming giant would rather spend money on this than [insert your favorite Netflix show that was canceled too soon here].
September 2, Netflix will broadcast the hot dog eating competition between Lizi and Xiaolin. The event took place in Las Vegas and was hosted by Rob Riggle and former WWE wrestler Nikki Garcia (formerly Nikki Bella). The winner of the event will receive a WWE belt for eating the most wieners, presented by wrestlers Rey Mysterio and Omos.
This may surprise you, but Netflix to start hosting WWE content on service next year And this event is essentially a large-scale publicity event. can you tell? This is very subtle.
“Wait,” I hear you ask, “how does Netflix turn a hot dog contest into a full-blown live event?” Ahhh, I had that question too! Rob Riggle is a funny guy and can be as eye-catching as anyone, but there’s only so much entertainment you can squeeze out of two guys eating hot dogs. Don’t worry, Netflix will be hosting a few other events during the event, including a wing-eating contest between pro eater Matt Stonie and three Olympic athletes.
On an unrelated note, here it is A list of all Netflix shows that have been canceled by the streaming service. Now, I’ll leave you with Netflix’s breathtaking and unreadable description of this live event:
This is a dog-eat-dog world – on September 2, it will also be a man-eat-dog world. Live on Netflix, 16-time hot dog eating champion Joey Chestnut will take on rival six-time hot dog eating champion Takeru Kobayashi. Li Zi VS Kobayashi: Uneaten Beef In the ultimate wiener take-all competition. Will Li Zi retain the title of world number one, or will Kobayashi take revenge and regain the throne?
Li Zi VS Kobayashi: Uneaten Beef It will be streamed on Netflix on September 2nd.
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