Netflix To Hold A Hot Dog Eating Contest On Labor Day Featuring Joey Chestnut, Takeru Kobayashi

Netflix is shaking up the competitive eating world with news that the streaming giant will hold a hot dog completion on Labor Day this year which will pit legends of the game Joey Chestnut against his old arch-rival Takeru Kobayashi.

The time and place haven't been determined, but they've got one hell of a name worked out: Chestnut vs. Kobayashi: Unfinished Beef.

"Through all of my years in competitive eating, Kobayashi stands out as my fiercest rival," Chestnut said in a statement, per The Hollywood Reporter. "Competing against him pushed me to be so much better.  I know that fans have waited a long time for another chapter of our rivalry and I can’t wait for our massive showdown live on Netflix! It’s time to give the people what they want!"

This is Netflix's latest foray into the live sports arena (yes, it's a sport), and you know it's a big deal that Kobayashi has been coaxed out of glizzy-guzzling retirement to square off with Chestnut for the first time since 2009.

It's a veritable Clash of the Titans… of hot dog-eating.

Takeru Kobayashi and Joey Chestnut will square off in a hot dog eating contest that will stream live on Netflix. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images for 2019 Tribeca Film Festival )

This comes within 36 hours of news that Chestnut will not be at this year's Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest on the Fourth of July.

Well, lucky us, we'll still get to see Chestnut chow down, but we'll have to wait about two months. That's fine, I think we can all live with that. It'll be worth the wait.

I think it's also worth noting that Netflix is trotting this out on Labor Day. Aside from Twilight Zone marathons and whatever the current iteration of the Jerry Lewis Telethon is? Not much.

So, I don't know about you, but I can assure you that I will be taking a break from manning the grill to hop inside and watch these two greats throw down.