has breathed life into many stories, but even he had to admit that the best scripts belong to the football fields after he acquired Wrexham AFC with Rob McElhenney. Despite being rookies in the arena, the dynamic duo played a high-stakes gamble with their sights set on taking their team to greatness amidst dwindling fan support and years of mismanagement. However, Reynolds’ knack for savior syndrome alongside his and McElhenney’s passion for the sport was a game-changer in every aspect.
Having transformed a $2.5 million club into an estimated $30 million adversary for soccer counterparts, Wrexham AFC is now fanning the flames for an Australian tour.
Are Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney really taking Wrexham AFC to an Australian tour?
In a recent interview with Rolling Stone AU/NZ to promote the new season of his Apple TV+ series
, Mythic Quest
, Rob McElhenney dropped tantalizing hints about bringing Wrexham AFC, co-owned by Ryan Reynolds, to Australia. Acknowledging Welcome to Wrexham
’s third-largest audience in Australia
, succeeding the US and UK, McElhenney teased, “Maybe we go on an international tour with a certain club to a certain continent?”
Wrexham AFC has been on international trips for friendly matches in the last few years, but a Down Under touchdown would be a first for the club founded in 1864. McElhenney held out as long as he could, dodging the probe about the dates. But eventually, with a defeated shake of his head, he caved that the moment this goes public, his phone would ring with texts from a certain someone, probably all in caps, saying, “What is wrong with you and why did you do that?”
Though his wicked teasers will inevitably have the Aussies on high alert, Rob McElhenney recently revealed the secret sauce to Wrexham AFC’s success before another global mark.
Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney’s cheat sheet behind Wrexham AFC’s success
According to Forbes in December, during friends and family viewing for Wrexham AFC’s match against Barnsley at Cosm Los Angeles, Rob McElhenney highlighted some key points about his partnership with Ryan Reynolds in this sports journey. Speaking about their compatibility, McElhenney said that it primarily stems from the alignment of their perspectives, but even better because they are fine with being “the dumbest people in the room.”
McElhenney and Reynolds do not have a cheat sheet for success, but their golden rule is to listen first, and then speak. Although Reynolds’ love for sports is rooted in his childhood
, it is as much a fact that when he entered the soccer field with McElhenney, all they had was blank pages of guidance. Hence, their shared worldviews, aligned curiosity, and genuine love for each other summarize their all-winning formula. While a Down Under touchdown is still not guaranteed, this is how the duo has taken Wrexham AFC to a global claim to fame.
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