WWE Hall Of Famer To Host Big Netflix Event

Published: Aug 24, 2024 by Sanchez Taylor | Last Updated: Aug 24, 2024 by Sanchez Taylor

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WWE Hall Of Famer To Host Big Netflix Event

WWE Hall of Famer Nikki Garcia (fka Nikki Bella) has been announced as a host for a big upcoming Netflix event.

Garcia will co-host the upcoming “Unfinished Beef” Netflix streaming event, featuring a hot dog eating contest between competitive eating legends Joey Chestnut and Takeru Kobayashi.

Garcia will be a host alongside comedian Rob Riggle live on September 2.

Netflix shared the following statement on the event (via Fightful):

ROB RIGGLE AND NIKKI GARCIA TO HOST “CHESTNUT VS. KOBAYASHI: UNFINISHED BEEF” WITH CARI CHAMPION AND CHRIS ROSE CALLING THE MATCH

LIVE ON NETFLIX, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 AT NOON PT

UNDERCARDS FOR THE MAIN EVENT WILL INCLUDE COMPETITIVE EATER MATT STONIE AND GUINNESS WORLD RECORD HOLDER LEAH SHUTKEVER

· Actor/comedian Rob Riggle and TV Personality and WWE Hall of Famer Nikki Garcia (formerly known professionally as Nikki Bella) will host this year’s most anticipated competitive eating event, Chestnut VS. Kobayashi: Unfinished Beef, live on Netflix Monday, September 2 at noon PT.

· Calling the match alongside Riggle and Garcia will be Cari Champion and Chris Rose.

· The main event will be preceded by two epic undercards, featuring competitive eater, YouTuber and 2015 Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest winner Matt Stonie versus a yet to be announced opponent, and Guinness World Record holder for eating Leah Shutkever.

· Chestnut VS. Kobayashi: Unfinished Beef will take place from HyperX Arena Las Vegas inside Luxor Hotel & Casino

· Chestnut VS. Kobayashi: Unfinished Beef is produced by Den of Thieves.

· David Friedman serves as executive producer and showrunner. Nicole Lucas Haimes, Daniel Calin and Den of Thieves’ Evan Prager, Jesse Ignjatovic and Jared Morell also serve as executive producers.

· CHESTNUT VS. KOBAYASHI: UNFINISHED BEEF is the next live sports event to follow The Netflix Cup and The Netflix Slam along with the Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson boxing event to stream November 15, 2024. Netflix Sports continues to expand its offering as it will exclusively stream WWE Raw every week of the year starting in 2025 as well as stream NFL games on Christmas for 2024-26. To catch up on the long-standing competitive eating rivalry ahead of the rematch – check out 30 for 30: The Good, The Bad, The Hungry on Netflix in the United States.

Garcia was also announced as a host for the event on the Netflix website, where she was described as a “WWE sensation”.

WWE Raw will move to the Netflix streaming service in 2025.

John Cena has confirmed that he will be on WWE Raw’s first episode on Netflix, which you can read more about right here.

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