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The '''Josh Fight''' was a viral [[internet meme]] and pretend fight at Air Park in [[Lincoln, Nebraska]], on April 24, 2021.<ref name=Lin>{{cite news|url=https://journalstar.com/news/local/little-josh-dubbed-winner-of-the-battle-of-the-joshes-community-also-benefits-from-event/article_5b0db3e8-e96b-5025-9dd5-222aae3b99c5.html|publisher=Lincoln Journal Star|access-date=May 8, 2021|author=Libby Seline|title='Little Josh' dubbed winner of the Battle of the Joshes; community also benefits from event |date=April 24, 2021}}</ref><ref name=WSJ>{{cite news|title=The Day People Named Josh Fought in Nebraska |access-date=May 8, 2021|date=April 26, 2021|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/josh-battle-fight-josh-swain-joshfight-nebraska-little-josh-11619437432|author=Jason Gay|newspaper=Wall Street Journal}}</ref>

A college student named Josh Swain from [[Tucson, Arizona]] had the idea for the Josh Fight.  He was bored because of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], and this gave him the idea.<ref name=CNN>{{cite news|url=https://edition.cnn.com/videos/us/2021/04/25/josh-fight-pool-noodle-battle-nebraska-joshfight-orig-kj.cnn/video/playlists/atv-trending-videos/|publisher=CNN|access-date=May 8, 2021|title=Viral pool noodle brawl started as a 'pandemic boredom' joke}}</ref> He talked about it on April 24, 2020. After a screenshot of a [[Facebook Messenger]] group chat involving several users named Josh spread widely on the [[internet]], many people learned about the Josh Fight. 

Swain told other people named Josh Swain to meet at a set of coordinates, where they would fight for the right to be the only person to be called "Josh Swain." Later, more people with the first name Josh became interested.  Swain meant this as a joke, but several hundred people showed up on the day of the event. Despite the title, there was no violence involved and the gathering was lighthearted.  Fighting involved playing [[rock, paper, scissors]] and hitting each other with [[pool noodle]]s made of light foam.  The fighters raised over $7000 for charity.  A four-year-old fighter, Joshua Vinson Jr., nicknamed "Little Josh," won the fight.<ref name=USA>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/04/25/josh-fight-winner-nebraska-4-year-old-joshua-vinson-jr/7375103002/|magazine=USA Today|access-date=May 8, 2021|title=Hundreds gather in a Nebraska field for a pool-noodle brawl over the name Josh|author=Jay Cannon|date=April 25, 2021}}</ref>

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[[Category:2021 in the United States]]
[[Category:Internet culture]]
[[Category:COVID-19 pandemic]]

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