Jens “Knossi” Knossalla reacted to the contestant presentation of 7 vs. Wild. He noticed that the survival show still owes something to the former participant. Promptly, he calls Fritz Meinecke to demand the debt.
What promise is at stake? Jens “Knossi” Knossalla is not only a Twitch streamer but also a former contestant of 7 vs. Wild. In seasons 2 and 3, his participation marked the show and he became a fan favorite, even though he was the exact opposite before.
In the Twitch livestream (via YouTube), he recently reacted to the contestant presentation of the new season 5 of 7 vs. Wild. The former participant noticed that the show has not yet fulfilled a promise.
Due to the takeover of 7 vs. Wild by the production company Calivision, the show was broadcast on a separate YouTube channel and no longer on the channel of founder Fritz Meinecke. According to Knossi, there was a promise that all participants of season 3 would receive a YouTube play button from the channel. But it never arrived. A fact he wanted to change.
What is the Play Button?
The YouTube play button is the award from YouTube for reaching milestones in the form of subscribers gained on the YouTube channel. Each channel owner receives a button when they reach the respective level. There are the following levels:
- Silver – 100,000 subscribers
- Gold – 1,000,000 subscribers
- Diamond – 10,000,000 subscribers
- Red Diamond – 100,000,000 subscribers
Here you can learn more about Knossi:
Call to the Founders
Who did Knossi call? Directly after noticing that he had not yet received the play button, he called the “7 vs. Wild” founding father Fritz Meinecke live on stream. Meinecke answered the call in Sweden and explained that he was currently with SurvivalMattin (known from seasons 1 and 3), Bommel (known from season 1), and Brian (outdoor influencer).
Knossi did not want to disturb the outdoor meeting for long and confronted Meinecke directly with the problem. However, the show’s founder could not remember any agreement on the same. Meinecke himself, as well as the other founders, can no longer send the play button – they have since exited 7 vs. Wild.
Meinecke explains that he himself would have received a play button and did not know how Knossi would get one. He also did not want to reveal a contact to the new production company live on stream.
What else has Knossi tried? After the rejection from founding father Fritz Meinecke, Jens “Knossi” Knossalla did not want to give up and tried it with the other founders. While he probably lost the number of Johannes Hovekamp, he also called the third founder, Maximilian Kovacs, live on stream.
But aside from the stylish profile picture, which Knossi praised himself, he saw nothing. The founder did not answer the call. The former participant then sent a voice message to the founder explaining his request. So far, it is unclear whether he will still receive his button.
For Knossi, the YouTube play button would be a special reward for his achievements in 7 vs. Wild. He became a fan favorite episode by episode and is still part of the community surrounding the format. He also wants to settle a dispute from the last season: Twitch streamer Knossi wants to lock the biggest troublemakers from 7 vs. Wild in a container and watch live what happens
