Paqui’s #OneChipChallenge is the latest hashtag-based-craze to take the internet by storm. The concept here couldn’t be more simple. You win the challenge if you can eat Paqui’s Carolina Reaper Chip, which is being billed as ‘The World’s Hottest Chip.’ In case you had any doubt about the popularity of the #OneChipChallenge, it’s nearly impossible to complete at this time because you can’t find the Carolina Reaper Chip anywhere.
For reference to what the #OneChipChallenge is supposed to look like, former NBA player and occasional WWE guest Shaquille O’Neal tried it a couple of weeks ago. It did not go well for Mr. O’Neal.
Daniel Bryan tossed his hat into the #OneChipChallenge ring at the New Jersey Devils game on Thursday night. GiantBomb’s Dan Ryckert provided the Carolina Reaper Chip, and Bryan accepted the challenge with full confidence.
From the dozen or so #OneChipChallenge’s we’ve seen, Bryan handled the Carolina Reaper Chip better than just about anyone. With that being said, Bryan’s analysis makes it a little hard to determine how much the chip bothered him. “Here’s a little thing about professional wrestling,” Bryan said, “Everybody thinks, ok, it’s not real. What we do is entertainment, but sometimes we have to accentuate when we’re hurt, but other times when we’re actually hurt, we have to accentuate that we’re not hurt.”
Bryan took his confidence a step further by claiming that he could do a cartwheel on top of the table they were sitting at, which is exactly how you’re supposed to determine how much a hot chip is bothering you. Everybody knows that.
We might as well end the #OneChipChallenge now. Daniel Bryan wins.
