Like most other production companies in film and television alike, ESPN is having a hard time coming up with new content beings that no professional sports are currently being played. As such, the Disney-owned sports network recently announced it would temporarily be switching ESPN2 over to ESPN The Ocho, a satirical network popularized by DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story. Instead of your go-to professional sports like football, basketball, and baseball, The Ocho airs the bizarre from dodgeball to cornhole, professional eating, and beyond.
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As such, today’s The Ocho schedule included two professional eating events taped years ago โ the 2006 Krystal World Hamburger Eating Championship and the 2006 Johnsonville Brat Eating World Championship. As you might expect, Twitter users promptly took the microblogging service to gush over the events unfolding before their very eyes.
Keep scrolling to see what The Ocho viewers are saying about ESPN’s new programming. What have you been watching while in quarantine? Share your thoughts in the comments section or by hitting me up at @AdamBarnhardt to chat all things streaming (and eating)!
Electric Finish
WOW. An electric finish with Kobayashi downing 97 burgers, obliterating the previous world record of 69 (nice). Only thing that wouldโve made this better is someone blowing chunks mid competition #SAROchoLive
โ Pickle Boy (@ryanseideman) March 22, 2020
Don’t Let Me Down!
tough showing for me in the last event, but looking to make it up here
โ Stephen ๐ ฑ๏ธ (@stebars14) March 22, 2020
word from Vegas is that the O/U for the 2006 brat-eating contest at 38.5 brats
I have the over, @ryanseideman has the under – Black Widow, don’t let me down! #SAROchoLive
Devastation
Devastated to learn Kobayashi was banned from major league eating
โ Chloรฉ (@YungManchego) March 22, 2020
Insane Introductions
The pregame introductions for Major League Eating are insane.
โ Danny Heifetz (@Danny_Heifetz) March 22, 2020
Justin Mih, Harvard student who drove a motorcycle across Russia (?!?!) pic.twitter.com/DQEBSS0tj0
Tiger Woods
I thought I was done with this event, but the announcer just called Kobayashi the Tiger Woods of competitive eating, then they showed a graphic of Sonya Thomas dressed like a vampire and called her the black widow..
โ Mr. Reeves (@thePaulReeves) March 22, 2020
“The Business”
The Ocho is the business. Watched competitive Brat eating (from 2006) this morning. https://t.co/izF5C0b75N
โ แดสแดแดแด แดสษชสแด สแดss (@AhmadChildress) March 22, 2020
Living For Today
I am living for ESPN the ocho today.
โ Mike Wolfgang (@mwolfgang17) March 22, 2020
Cup stacking, eating contests, competitive trolly car skills challenges, and now arm wrestling.
Oh, and I get to take a drink every time I figure out whatโs actually going on!
