 Since the 2016 event, Survivor Series is now based on competition between WWE's brands.WWF CEO and Chairman Vince McMahon threatened cable companies who aired the NWA's Starrcade (which was going head-to-head with Survivor Series on Thanksgiving night, 1987) instead of Survivor Series would not be allowed to broadcast WrestleMania IV.Most cable providers gave into McMahon's threat and only a handful aired Starrcade.