An adorable five-year-old king won the internet's long-awaited #JoshFight

All hail the One True Josh.
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Proma Khosla
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A bunch of people named Josh Swain met in Lincoln, Neb. on Saturday to fight for the right to their name. The winner of that contest, the One True Josh, is five years old.

#JoshFight has been a year in the making, since University of Arizona student Josh Swain created a messenger group with others sharing his name and challenged them to a fight.

"We fight, whoever wins gets to keep the name, everyone else has to change their name," he wrote. "You have a year to prepare, good luck." Hundreds turned up in Lincoln to watch or compete, playing rock, paper, scissors and fighting with pool noodles in an open field. The event expanded from Josh Swains to all Joshes and included a fundraiser for the Children's Hospital & Medical Center Foundation.


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The winner, five-year-old Josh Swain, is already a legend-in-the-making.

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Proma Khosla

Proma Khosla is a Senior Entertainment Reporter writing about all things TV, from ranking Bridgerton crushes to composer interviews and leading Mashable's stateside coverage of Bollywood and South Asian representation. You might also catch her hosting video explainers or on Mashable's TikTok and Reels, or tweeting silly thoughts from @promawhatup.

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