Wrexham have gone from strength to strength under Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds with another promotion not out of the question.
Wrexham’s Hollywood story shows no sign of slowing down.
Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds paid £2million for Wrexham in 2021 and the club has been on a quite remarkable journey ever since.
Wrexham have achieved back-to-back promotions and now sit joint-top of the League One table.
Reynolds wants another promotion this season and whilst there is a long way to go, Wrexham are at least in the mix.
Wrexham continue to drive interest in the United States with Hollywood duo McElhenney and Reynolds a major factor.
The success of ‘Welcome to Wrexham’ has been a major factor and the interest was perfect displayed just days ago.
Wrexham’s home clash with Barnsley was screened on the incredible dome screen at Cosm in LA as fans turned out in force.
Danny DeVito celebrated Wrexham’s win with McElhenney, which is a sentence few Wrexham fans could have even imagined a few years ago.
McElhenney has now spoken to Sports Business Journal over in the United States about the impact of the Wrexham project.
McElhenney believes that Wrexham have played a major part in more Americans watching League One action than ever before.
The World Cup in 2026 will be held in the United States and McElhenney admits that he loves being a part of growing football as a sport across the pond.
McElhenney is really trying to ‘spread the word’ around the game – and no doubt create a few more Wrexham fans in the process.
“I don’t know how many League One games were watched in the United States prior to 2022 or 2021, but I can surmise it’s probably not as many as are being watched right now,” McElhenney said.
“We love the idea of being a part of growing the entire sport here in the U.S., especially as the Olympics are coming, and the World Cup. It just feels like a great opportunity to spread the word and to evangelize for football,” he added.
McElhenney and Reynolds have driven major interest in Wrexham but nothing quite compares to the World Cup.
Seeing Wrexham representation at the World Cup will evoke memories of Dennis Lawrence at the 2006 World Cup, though this time will mostly be in the stands.
McElhenney hails from Philadelphia and Lincoln Financial Field – the home of McElhenney’s beloved Eagles – will be used as a venue.
The same goes for SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, where McElhenney now resides.
We are bound to see McElhenney in attendance at multiple World Cup games and who knows – maybe Wrexham will have clinched another promotion by that time.
