Curt Richy produced a video about Takeru Kobayashi and his relationship with Major League Eating focusing on his estrangement from the organization in 2010.

January 31, 2026 at 9:31 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contracts, Kobayashi (小林尊), Nathan's History, Videos | Permalink * Comments (1)

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  1. Anonymous I said

    January 31, 2026 @ 12:33 pm

    I was in contact with him a year or so after he was released from prison Mike Antoilinni who was one of the mc who worked for Mle called the police over to arrest him when Kobe attempted to jump tune stage Mike was a good guy a great announcer he was just following orders or his job would have been on the line After the incident he never forgave George shea even after he apologized and tried getting him back in the organization I believe a monetary offer was on the table but he never bothered responding back From what I remember he referred to the sheas as the scum of the earth and evil people I don’t know if he mellowed out in regard to his feelings about them now but the bottom line was no matter how many rematches he had with chestnut he wasn’t beating him Chestnut had his number

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