Hundreds show up in US park for pool noodle Josh fight

The festivities started with a “gruelling and righteous battle of Rock, Paper, Scissors” between the Josh Swain from Arizona and another Josh Swain from Omaha.

Joshs gathered to battle it out to find out who is the rightful owner of the name Josh via a pool noodle battle royale (Kenneth Ferriera/Lincoln Journal Star/AP)

A fight over the name of Josh drew a crowd from around the country to a US park for a heated pool-noodle brawl.

It all started a year ago when pandemic boredom set in and Josh Swain, a 22-year-old student from Tucson, Arizona, messaged others who shared his name on social media and challenged them to a duel.