Wrexham, UK – In an unexpected and utterly baffling move, actor and entrepreneur Ryan Reynolds has announced he is selling his beloved Wrexham AFC to focus on what he describes as the “next big thing” in sports: professional badminton.
Reynolds, who co-owns the Welsh football club with fellow actor Rob McElhenney, made the announcement via a flashy Instagram post that featured him wearing a Wrexham jersey while dramatically swinging a badminton racket over his shoulder. “Wrexham’s been amazing, but let’s face it—football is a dying sport,” Reynolds wrote, as 500,000 fans immediately left confused and angry comments. “Badminton has a level of raw excitement, grace, and untapped global appeal that football can only dream of.”
When asked what inspired this sudden shift, Reynolds responded with typical wit. “Look, I love Wrexham. But the future is shuttlecocks, not soccer balls. Badminton is the sport of the future. The speed, the intensity, the fact that no one really knows how the scoring works—it’s perfect.”
Industry experts are still reeling from the announcement. “I honestly thought I misheard him,” said Brian Johnson, a sports analyst for ESPN. “Ryan Reynolds is one of the most successful celebrities in the world, and he’s going to leave the sports world for… badminton? Has he been hit in the head by too many flying shuttlecocks?”
Reynolds, however, insists that the move is a “visionary investment.” He plans to create a new professional badminton league, which he’s tentatively calling “Shuttlecock Showdown.” The league will feature highly stylized games where players must score points by launching shuttlecocks through flaming hoops while wearing neon-colored jerseys. “It’s going to be huge,” Reynolds added confidently. “We’ll have sponsors, stadiums, TikTok influencers—it’ll be like the Super Bowl of birdies.”
Wrexham fans, meanwhile, are still coming to terms with the loss. “I guess it’s fine,” said one longtime supporter. “I mean, who needs a historic soccer club when we can all watch badminton? Whatever. At least he’s not selling the team to a Saudi prince or something.”
Reynolds has confirmed that he and McElhenney will continue to hold a small stake in Wrexham but will focus their primary efforts on badminton. As for Wrexham’s future, Reynolds assured fans that the club would be left in good hands, while simultaneously reminding everyone that “badminton players are the true heroes of the sports world.”
For now, Reynolds will continue to practice his badminton skills in preparation for the upcoming league, a journey that fans worldwide are already eagerly following—mostly because they’re still not quite sure what’s going on.
