With their most recent announcement to bring back the immensely popular spicy chicken nuggets, we all expected Wendy's to dominate the spicy chicken game this year. And so amongst all of the excitement, we almost slept on McDonald's. Almost.

It's barely been a week, and Micky D's is here to remind us that they could square up with Wendy's anytime, anywhere. Their weapon of choice? The new Spicy BBQ Glazed Tenders. If these things taste anything like the buttermilk chicken tenders — just with an absurd amount of barbecue sauce—there's no way they're not going to slap.

Anyways, after the 2015 Hot N' Spicy McChicken fiasco, we're pretty sure that Micky D's had no choice but to step back up to the plate. For those of you that don't remember, McDonald's added a spicy chicken sandwich to its menu back in 2013. And when they decided to discontinue the item two years later, it was pretty much fight night. Tears were shed and petitions were signed (one man declared that the Hot N' Spicy sandwich "was the only thing I was able to consume that met my satisfaction and appetite"), but hopefully that's all water under the bridge now. Something tells me that come mid-September, we're all going to be ok.

Oh one last thing. McDonald's is ALSO set to drop a Spicy BBQ Sandwich that will most likely probably change your life. While we don't have any drool-worthy photos just yet, a spokesperson told Delish, “Hold tight, because McDonald’s is bringing the heat starting in September." We believe you and we are ready!