The undisputed governor of glizzy-gobbling is officially back. Joey Chestnut is set to return to Nathan’s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest on July 4 after being “banned” last year.

FILE – Five-time reigning champion Joey Chestnut competes in the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating World Championship, July 4, 2012, at Coney Island, in the Brooklyn borough of New York.

Joey Chestnut, the 16-time champion of Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest, will return to its Coney Island competition stage this summer, a year after being sidelined by a sponsorship conflict.

A year after he was banned, competitive eating champion Joey Chestnut will be back to take part in slurping down all of the hot dogs during Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest.

A year after he was banned, competitive eating champion Joey Chestnut will be back to take part in slurping down all of the hot dogs during Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest.

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