Ryan Reynolds stressing over what Wrexham 'can't do' and leaves fans in no doubt

Wrexham's push for promotion in League One is nearing its climax and Hollywood owner Ryan Reynolds has confessed to feeling a lot of anxiety ahead of the remaining fixtures

Ryan Reynolds has admitted to feeling stressed over Wrexham's latest promotion battle as it could go right down to the wire. The North Wales outfit, owned by the Deadpool star and fellow actor Rob McElhenney, are currently second in League One with two games left to play.

The Red Dragons could potentially realise their dream of promotion to the Championship on Saturday if they beat fourth-placed Charlton at home and third-placed Wycombe fail to win away at Leyton Orient. However, if results don't got their way then the race for the third tier's second automatic promotion spot could continue until the final day of the season.

Reynolds has now confessed to his anxiety over the situation after declaring "the stress is killing us all". Speaking at the TIME100 Summit in New York, he also jokingly lamented Wrexham's inability to do things the easy way, leaving fans in no doubt about his commitment to the cause.

"Oh my God! I literally have an eight inch ulcer in my stomach right now," the Canadian said. "It's the end of the season, and it all comes down to the next two weeks. They just can't do it easily. For just one year, let's do it without having receding hairlines all around.

"We're all losing it and the stress is killing us all. Everyone keeps saying that [it makes for better TV] but that's not a consolation at all - winning is."

Reynolds and McElhenney are widely expected to be in attendance for Saturday's game at the Racecourse Ground. Charlton boss Nathan Jones has ramped up the tensions ahead of the crucial clash after comparing Wrexham to "a circus" amid the Hollywood buzz around the club.

While Wrexham might attract animosity from some of their rivals on this side of the pond, their popularity in the US has soared thanks to the success of the Welcome to Wrexham documentary. And Reynolds has hailed the unifying impact of football at a time of global conflict.

"Everybody feeling the same thing at the same time at the same moment is a very bonding experience and Wrexham is no different," he said. "You've got two different disparate political parties and it's very divided.

"Everybody goes in there [the stadium] on that day and suddenly they all have their arms around each other. They're wearing the same colour shirt, and they're chanting and singing the same songs. I just think it's a beautiful thing that is a little undervalued."

Reynolds attributed the popularity of the documentary to the familiarity people feel with Wrexham as a place. He also stressed the importance of respecting the area's history and not focusing too heavily on the celebrity element of the club's journey.

He said: "With Wrexham, there's a docuseries because it resonates for people and there's a Wrexham in every country. There's a Wrexham in almost every state in the union, and even the state up north, Canada.

"I love stories that connect with people on that level. Rob comes from a working class family and I come from a working class family. You understand that when industry dies or leaves in that post-Thatcherism era, it creates a real depression.

"Why it works so well is because the football club and the community, they're one. It's the third oldest football club on earth, it plays in the oldest international stadium and it's like a church. There's hundreds, maybe thousands of people's ashes scattered on the pitch."

He added: "I treat it like a church, and I respect it. We really aren’t pulling them into our story - we just wanted to be a part of theirs. That’s why, if you watch the show, we're only there if we need to explain something."