El Wingador Is Coming Back

As some of you may know, I am a fan of competitive eating.

I used to do it for fun against no one in particular but to make my friends laugh and impress girls. Apparently I was wrong on the girls being impressed part.

I finally decided that $10 worth of food off the Wendy's dollar menu was no longer worth it after my six pack was lost and my wallet was getting thinner. Beer would be my competitive sport from now on.

I have digressed. Five-time wing champion Bill "El Wingador" Simmons is coming out of retirement.

Five-time Wing Bowl champ Bill "El Wingador" Simmons is coming out of retirement to try to regain his title against two-time winner Joey Chestnut, of San Jose, Calif. He better be training. Wingador's a sweet guy and a great eater, but Chestnut, who won this year's Nathan's Hot Dog Contest, is a stone-cold eating machine.

This is going to be epic... Dusty Rhodes El Wingador versus the "Kobayashi killer." SpikeTV better air this live. El Wingador, that name owns.

If Chestnut pulls this off, his next challenge should be against Richard LeFevre in both short-form pickled Jalapenos and Huevos Rancheros. LeFevre holds the current record for both and is lucky I do not competitive eat anymore or else I would hold those records.

A Mexican needs to hold those records and I am sad I can no longer compete.

"This Could Be The Greatest Moment in American Sports History"

I remember hearing that line from ESPN broadcasters during the telecast of last year's annual Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Competition when Joey Chestnut defeated Takeru Kobayashi, and having nothing to do but laugh at that statement.

The sporting world will have a chance to hear more over-top-statements when Chestnut and Kobayashi square off head-to-head in Las Vegas in a buffalo wing eating contest. The competition will take place Tuesday, October 9, at the Fremont Street Experience.

It will not be aired until October 18, so I may have to drive to Vegas just to catch this monumental occasion. I want to pick Kobayashi to win, but I have to go with Chestnut since he holds the current record in chicken wing consumption. He will no doubt be riding a high from his big win on the Fourth of July over Kobayashi.

I raise my hat off to these guys. I remember being in a hot dog eating contest on Fourth of July at my Nina's house and only being able to put down six dogs in the ten minutes. While Chestnut averaged 5.5 hot dogs per minute last year!

The special will air on Spike so set your digital video recorders...