Ryan Reynolds turns up on Sky Sports live, mocks Wrexham pundit and reveals gift
Ryan Reynolds was in Wrexham for the club's first home game in the Championship
Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds spoke to Sky ahead of their second Championship match.
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Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney were interviewed on live TV ahead of Wrexham's second Championship match against West Bromwich Albion. Reynolds took the opportunity to poke fun at a studio pundit he knew well and revealed a 'gift' he has been given.
Wrexham were home at the Racecourse Stadium on Saturday lunchtime in their first Championship home match of the 2025/2026 season. After three successive promotions, which were recently praised by Wales legend Gareth Bale, the next big step for the north Walian club is to gain promotion to the Premier League.
Coming off the back of a penalty shoot-out victory over Hull City in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday night, Wrexham welcomed Midlands opposition West Brom to Wales and their owners were on hand to provide their thoughts.
Former Wrexham defender Ben Tozer, who was with the club between 2021 and 2024, was part of the Sky Sports punditry team and was tasked with asking a question to his former work colleagues.
"Hi Ryan, you alright? Is that Rob with you?," asked Tozer. "Is that Tozer?!," asked Reynolds.
"You look shorter on TV," joked McElhenney. "Yeah, you do, you look tiny," added Reynolds.
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"I've got Rob Mac here, I don't need anyone but Rob Mac for the rest of my life. I'll say that right now, Tozer. And you know it."
"Tozer asked: Who have you brought with you that's famous? Because that's what you tend to do."
"My kids are here, that's about it," said McElhenney. "That's about it," added Reynolds. "Shall we see if we can get Will Ferrell? Hugh (Jackman) is a fan of Norwich (disgusted face)."
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Reynolds went on to iterate that "we don't make football decisions" when asked about the management style of the owners and Phil Parkinson.
"The great gift of that is to be able to have relationships with the players at Wrexham whereas most people in our position can't," answered Reynolds.
"We have a relationship with every single one of our players. Not Tozer, of course, but everyone since him, for sure."
McElhenney added: "It's interesting to get accolades when you hear people say: 'You guys have done a pretty good job for the club', and the truth is - we don't really have anything to do with what happens out on the pitch.
"We've just got our very specific job, which is to be clowns and tell the story as best we can, but to be as respectful as we possibly can to what Phil does on the pitch.
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"We just get to sit back, be fans and document the process."
Next week, Wrexham face Sheffield Wednesday for another home fixture.
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