One Josh to rule them all
Hundreds of Joshes (if that’s what the plural of Josh is) gathered at a field in Nebraska to fight it out for the right to keep the name and find the one true Josh. It started out as internet meme, but ended up becoming a real event that saw five-year-old Josh Vinson Jr. crowned the champion in a truly heartwarming story.
The origins to this tale started a year ago when a man named Josh Swain created a group chat on Facebook, telling them that they had a year to prepare for a unique battle for ownership of the name.
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Slowly but surely the day gathered traction, and it became apparent that this was actually going to go down.
The event kicked off with a rock, paper, scissors battle between the organiser and his opponent, before the pool-noodle battle begun. Spider-man, Luke Skywalker, Chewbacca, they were all there.
The #JoshFight has begun. This is absolute mayhem! pic.twitter.com/1VQic21Dvt
— Yousef Nasser (@YousefNasserTV) April 24, 2021
But beneath all this wonderful silliness was a genuinely good cause. The event ended up raising $8,000 in donations for the Children’s Hospital and Medical Center in Omaha, having originally aimed to raise $1,000. The ‘Josh Fight’ also managed to collect a huge amount of food for the local food bank.
The #JoshFight and @joshswainaz raised all of this food for the @FoodBankLincoln and raised over $8,000 for @ChildrensOmaha.
You can contribute to the Children's Hospital here:https://t.co/AP7NxBd8nK pic.twitter.com/NVEPXJPfdT
— Yousef Nasser (@YousefNasserTV) April 25, 2021
And the event’s winner, Little Josh, had himself been treated at the hospital for epilepsy since the age of two.
Asked about his victory, the king simply said: “I fight everyone and I always win”
With the Burger King crown on his head, five-year-old Little Josh was lifted in the air to the adoration of his disciples. A worthy winner, who looks destined to lead the Joshes into a glorious era.
BREAKING: Five-year-old #LittleJosh has won the #JoshFight! pic.twitter.com/VTztUHDMeW
— Yousef Nasser (@YousefNasserTV) April 24, 2021
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People are awesome, man.
All these grown ass adults showed up to just screw around, and they noticed there was a kid there so they decided to give a kid the best day of his little life.— 🌸Sephie🌸 (@PersephoneLM) April 24, 2021
