Wrexham stars 'trapped in a lift for one hour during £500k Las Vegas celebrations' as Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney bankroll the Championship promotion party

Daily Mail​

10-05-2025

Wrexham players got stuck in a lift for an hour during their wild promotion celebrations in Las Vegas, as per a report.
Phil Parkinson's side returned to Sin City for their third promotion party in a row after booking their spot in next season's Championship cohort.
The Welsh side pulled off the previously unthinkable with their third consecutive promotion as they finished second on 92 points behind League One's runaway leaders Birmingham City on 111.
The latest instalment of the Hollywood fairy-tale was watched at the Racecourse Ground by co-owner Ryan Reynolds and his wife - actress Blake Lively - with both of the A-List stars leaping to their feet as they celebrated moving from outside of the Football League to the second tier in just four seasons.
And the mammoth achievement was followed by equally grand celebrations, with this year's promotion bash costing Reynolds and his co-owner Rob McElhenney a staggering £500,000, according to The Sun.
After flying out to Las Vegas on Thursday, the fun kicked off at a pool party.
The players then headed back to Bellagio Hotel to get ready before making their ways to Hakkasan Nightclub.
After drinking for most of the day, they were in high spirits when they got into the elevator to head to the club on the fourth floor.
They began jumping up and down, until the elevator suddenly stopped and left them stuck.
They had to wait about an hour for firefighters to come and get them out as they sobered up.
The squad will certainly hope their festivities go smoother if they enjoy another promotion to the Premier League next season.
Wrexham's third straight promotion was a feat that had never been achieved in the top five tiers of English football.
A record-extending fourth consecutive move up would see them play in the top-flight for the first time in their 160-year existence.
The club's first promotion in 2023 back into League Two saw the players flown out to Las Vegas, with a similar party booked for the end of last season, as the club celebrated their second-consecutive ascendance.
2023 saw the players begin the party with a night of festivities at Hakkasan, before starting the next day of revelry with a poolside bash at the Wet Republic Ultra Pool at the MGM Grand
Then came dinner at famed Las Vegas eatery Spago alongside McElhenney and his wife - and 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia' co-star - Kaitlin Olson.
There, they were met by an ice sculpture in the shape of Wrexham's club badge, as well as an all-expenses paid dinner including a seasonal seafood tower, which features poached Gulf shrimp, Maine lobster, green-lipped mussels, East & West coast oysters, seasonal poké, and king crab legs.
After dinner, the players moved onto OMNIA nightclub where they were greeted in bombastic style, the packed house in the cavernous nightclub jumped up and down waving sparklers and enormous Welsh flags were waved in a tribute to the team's achievements.
The final leg of the party took them to poolside again, this time at TAO Beach Dayclub.
Cabanas and daybeds at the opulent Asian-inspired beach club can range from $1,500 to $6,000, and bottles of champagne range from $375 for Tattinger Brut to a staggering $1600 for a bottle of Jay-Z-owned Armand de Brignac 'Ace of Spades'.