Wrexham AFC co-chairman Rob McElhenney paid tribute to Ryan Reynolds on his birthday with an amusing video filmed at the Racecourse Ground in Wales.
Back in November 2020, the American and Canadian actor duo purchased the club amid plenty of fanfare. McElhenney - famed for his role in ‘Always Sunny in Philadelphia’ - and Reynolds regularly tease each other as part of a number of PR stunts to help boost the club’s reputation.
An example was seen earlier this year, with McElhenney presenting Reynolds with a ‘commemorative urinal’ for his birthday back in April. However, he opted to mark the Deadpool star’s birthday with a blimp flown from Wrexham’s home stadium on Sunday.
The video of the stunt, which featured players and executive director Humphrey Ker, was posted to Twitter by McElhenney along with the caption: “The head and mouth are to scale, but the eyes are 50% more dreamy in real life. Happy Birthday @vancityreynolds from the @Wrexham_AFC Racecourse.”
In the video, Rob said: “To celebrate my co-chairman’s birthday this year I wanted to do something special.
“I wanted the entire team to run out of Ryan’s giant inflatable mouth at the next match. But I heard that might be bad for player morale.”
The giant inflatable mouth is then seen with the players running out of it before turning and criticising the gesture. Star forward Paul Mullin - who has 11 goals in 13 appearances - mutters: “Idiots.”
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With that idea canned, McElhenney comes up with the ‘Ryan Rodney Reynolds Memorial Blimp’, which features Reynolds’ face with the scarred makeup from Deadpool. McElhenney describes it as ‘a hideous but surprisingly inexpensive way for the world to finally see Ryan Reynolds as he’s meant to be seen.”
The players and Humphrey Ker clap as the blimp sailed into the sky.
Ryan reacted to the clip on social media, tweeting: “Thx @RMcElhenney. Expect my formal response on April 14th, 2023, Mr. Co-Chairman.”
