Feel Good: The Josh Fight

The Josh Fight happened again.

A few hundred people battled with pool noodles in a Nebraska park again last weekend over the right to the name Josh. This whole thing started as an online joke when Josh Swain from Tucson, Arizona, sent out a tweet challenging anyone who shared his name to fight over it. After it took on a life of its own, Swain turned it into a real event last year at the random coordinates he included in his original note, which happened to be in Lincoln, Nebraska.

“The enthusiasm from everybody here was just incredible,” Swain said. Several of the competitors this year had costumes, including masks, animal suits, and football helmets, before heading out to Bowling Lake Park. But that wasn’t enough to dethrone 5-year-old Josh Vinson Jr., who defended his title as the No. 1 Josh.

And it’s not just good fun…it’s for a good cause! Saturday’s event raised nearly $21,000 for Children’s Hospital & Medical Center in Omaha, and the owners of the Josh Cellars wine label pledged to match that amount. And it looks like this will turn into an annual event!

One YouTuber named Josh went and had a ball…see what he thought HERE