Jesse Pynnönen took third place in Finland's Strongest Man contest, coming back from 9th place on the final day of the competition.
Mel Magazine has an article about vegan competitive eaters focusing on German bodybuilder Ferdinand Beck.
The Sun reports that John Fury, father of British boxer Tyson Fury, broke the Guinness World Record for most Ferrero Rocher chocolates eaten in a minute.
The "Beef Cakes of Wrestling" blog has an entry about Ronnie "Megabyte" Hartman.
Former Yankee and White Sox player Ron Blomberg, best known as the first designated hitter in Major League Baseball History, announced his desire to cross over into competitive eating. In 1971, Murray Chass of the New York Times wrote a column about his eating feats, which included a 72 ounce steak in North Carolina.
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Former professional cyclist Conor Dunne attempted to eat the diet of a Tour de France competitor which consists of 6,000 to 7,000 calories.
Ronnie Hartman will face off against Brian Cage in All Elite Wrestling After Dark on September 15.
In her latest video, Stephanie "NuttyFoodieFitness" Joshi ate like WWE legend The Rock for 24 hours.
A writer for Men's Health attempted to eat The Rock's cheat day diet, which resulted in a response from the WWE legend.
American log lift record holder Rob Kearney, who bills himself as "World's Strongest Gay", completed an 8,000 calorie ice cream challenge at a Friendly's restaurant. (video)
Wayne Algenio's appearance on the Brooklyn episode of "Eddie Eats America" was televised by The Cooking Channel yesterday and can be streamed online. The episode will be rerun at 10:30pm eastern on September 1.
PWInsider has a report on yesterday's Reel Rumble at the Mahoning Drive In in Lehighton, PA in which "Megabyte" Ronnie Hartman made his pro wrestling debut. Ronnie and his teammate Faye Jackson defeated Rex Lawless and Dominic Garrini.
Eddie Eats America, a series in which British strongman Eddie Hall toured the United States and dined at food challenge restaurants, will make its American premier tonight on The Cooking Channel at 10pm eastern.
The Carolina Panthers held a bunless hot dog eating contest for team members at Bank of America stadium today. The rookie defensive linemen were victorious.
Michael Dietz announced that he has retired from competitive eating and will focus on slapfighting. He is the second currently ranked member of the MLE top 50 to announce his retirement after Ronnie Hartman.
Philadelphia Eagles offensive tackle Lane Johnson has tested positive for coronavirus. He is also the organizer of OL Masterminds Summit, a convention for offensive lineman. On July 11, Pro Football Talk criticized a hot wing eating contest held at that event for unsafe practices, which did not receive a positive response from Johnson.
BarBend.com has a report on Brian Shaw's video of his attempt to eat 15,000 calories in a day, which was his everyday diet when he won four World's Strongest Man titles.
Ronnie Hartman did an Ask Me Anything interview session on reddit.com. He billed himself as a pro competitive eater currently signed with MLE despite recently announcing his retirement.
Sportscasting.com has a flashback to former NFL defensive lineman Willian "The Refrigerator Perry" competing in the 2003 Nathan's finals.
NBA great Shaquille O'Neal and Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Rob Gronkowski will face off in a series of competitions tomorrow streamed on www.ShaqVsGronk.com to raise money for the NAACP and The Boys & Girls Club. One of the contests will be a Buffalo Wild Wings Blazin Challenge.
TikTok star Jason Derulo challenges The Rock to a July 4 eating contest
In a TMZ.com interview, TikTok star Jason Derulo challenged former pro wrestler The Rock to a July 4 hot dog eating contest. He recently attempted to eat 22 burgers (finishing 20) to celebrate surpassing 22 million TikTok followers. Bleacher Report has a transcript of his challenge:
It would have to be The Rock because I don’t think nobody else could come close,” Derulo said when asked who he’d want to do an eating contest against. “…I think I could take him. I really do. My security guys are big guys, and I eat more than all of those guys…The Rock, I know you’re notoriously a big eater, but I’m a big boy. I’m calling you out right now. I guarantee you, if we do this on July 4, you vs. me, a hot dog eating contest, I’m gonna come out on top.”
A video of Leah Shutkever vs. Rob Frampton, billed as Britain's Strongest Man in a burger eating contest held at Polo 24 Hour Bar in London has received over a million views in less than 24 hours on LadBible's facebook page.
The Owensboro Times has an article about Bartley Weaver, IV competing in the Titan Games. The second season of the series produced and hosted by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson will premier tonight on NBC.
Kentucky.com has a profile of Bartley Weaver, IV, who will compete in NBC's Titan Games. He hopes to be the first person to have professional status in bodybuilding and competitive eating.
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