Bron Breakker Comments on It Being an Honor to Learn From John Cena
The Boston Herald held a recent interview with Bron Breakker. One of the topics discussed included Breakker’s thoughts about how he has developed a line of communication with John Cena and how it has been an hour to learn from him to help his wrestling career.
“It’s been an honor to learn from him. He’s a quality human being, and he makes himself approachable. We’ve developed an open line of communication, and I can’t say enough about him.”
Breakker also gave his thoughts about the potential of him being one of Cena’s final opponents for his wrestling career.
“There aren’t too many chances left, so it wouldn’t be something I would take lightly. If I get that chance, I’ll be ready.”
VERSANT Announces New USA Sports Division for Company’s Sports Portfolio Featuring WWE
VERSANT announced that they are launching a new division called USA Sports for the company’s sports portfolio.
It was also announced that WWE is one of the key properties for this new division.
This new USA Sports division was stated to “encompasses all sports properties and programming on VERSANT platforms including of NASCAR, PGA TOUR, Premier League, WWE, WNBA, USGA, R&A, LPGA Tour, PGA of America, Atlantic 10 Basketball, DP World Tour, Augusta National Golf Club, College Golf, and League One Volleyball (LOVB)”
“USA SPORTS” ANNOUNCED AS NEW BRAND AND DIVISION NAME FOR VERSANT’S SPORTS PORTFOLIO
USA Sports’ Robust Portfolio Across USA Network and Golf Channel Includes NASCAR, PGA TOUR, Premier League, WWE, WNBA, USGA, R&A, LPGA Tour, PGA of America, Atlantic 10 Basketball, DP World Tour, Augusta National Golf Club, College Golf, and League One Volleyball (LOVB)
November 12, 2025
USA Sports Will Present Nearly 1,000 Hours of Women’s Sports Programming in 2026 Across Its Platforms Including WNBA, LPGA Tour, and League One Volleyball (LOVB)
Golf Channel Maintains Own Strong Brand Identity as the TV Home of Golf in the United States; New Network Logo to Come in 2026
STAMFORD, Conn. – November 12, 2025 – VERSANT has announced USA Sports as the new brand and division name for the company’s robust sports portfolio across USA Network and Golf Channel.
USA Sports encompasses all sports properties and programming on VERSANT platforms including of NASCAR, PGA TOUR, Premier League, WWE, WNBA, USGA, R&A, LPGA Tour, PGA of America, Atlantic 10 Basketball, DP World Tour, Augusta National Golf Club, College Golf, and League One Volleyball (LOVB).
In total, USA Sports will present more than 10,000 hours of event, studio, and original sports programming across USA Network, Golf Channel, and CNBC in 2026.
“Our new USA Sports brand and division name leans into USA Network’s decades-long reputation as a top national sports and entertainment network,” said Matt Hong, President of USA Sports. “Our diverse portfolio of sports properties and programming across our platforms highlights top-tier global leagues and amplifies major events throughout the sports landscape. USA Sports has something for all sports fans across the country.”
Women’s sports are showcased prominently throughout USA Sports’ programming. Including coverage of the WNBA, LPGA Tour, college and amateur sports, and LOVB, USA Sports platforms will present roughly 1,000 hours of women’s sports programming in 2026.
The new USA Sports brand honors the rich history of sports programming on USA Network which dates back to 1979. Since its inception, USA Network has also presented coverage of the NBA, MLB, the Masters, the NHL, U.S. Open tennis, the Big East, and the ACC.
Golf Channel – the first-ever single-sport cable channel founded in 1995 – maintains its own strong brand identity as the TV home of golf in the United States and will have a refreshed network logo heading into 2026. Additionally, CNBC will continue to air some USA Sports weekend programming.
Following is a property-by-property breakdown of USA Sports’ portfolio:
NASCAR
USA Network is the home of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs and airs 10 Cup Series races annually – the most points-earning Cup Series races of any network. USA Sports also produces the final four races of the Playoffs on NBC/Peacock, including the NASCAR Cup Series Championship.
PGA TOUR
Golf Channel is the home of the PGA TOUR with year-round tournament coverage, news, and analysis – including every Signature event and tentpole events such as the PLAYERS Championship, the FedExCup Playoffs, and the biennial Presidents Cup – surrounded by critically-acclaimed news and analysis on studio shows such as Golf Today, Golf Central, and Live From. All-in, Golf Channel will present coverage of 45 PGA TOUR events in 2026 – more than double any other linear TV network – as well as exclusive linear coverage of the PGA TOUR Champions and Korn Ferry Tour.
PREMIER LEAGUE
For more than a decade, Premier League fans in the United States have watched their favorite clubs on USA Network, and more than 175 Premier League matches will air on USA Network over the course of the 2025-26 campaign.
WWE
USA Network is the weekly TV home of WWE with live primetime coverage of WWE Smackdown airing Friday nights regularly throughout the year.
WNBA
USA Network will be a destination for WNBA fans in 2026 with more than 50 games next season – including 2026 WNBA Finals games. The 2026 WNBA on USA schedule will be highlighted by Wednesday night doubleheaders, showcasing matchups across the Eastern and Western conferences.
USGA
USA Sports recently announced a six-year agreement with the USGA to present coverage of our national championships – the U.S. Open and U.S. Women’s Open – on USA Network through 2032, as well as live coverage of the USGA’s prestigious amateur championships on Golf Channel. Live From, Golf Channel’s critically acclaimed studio show, provides comprehensive coverage on-site at the U.S. Open and U.S. Women’s Open.
R&A
USA Network boasts coverage of both The Open Championship and the AIG Women’s Open, two of the most coveted titles internationally in the sport of golf. Golf Channel provides annual coverage of the Senior Open Championship. Live From the Open surrounds The Open Championship with comprehensive news and analysis on Golf Channel.
LPGA TOUR
Golf Channel is the home of the LPGA Tour, delivering comprehensive live coverage of the premier women’s professional tour beginning with the Tournament of Champions in January through the CME Group Tour Championship in November. Golf Channel also features exclusive coverage of the Ladies’ European Tour.PGA OF AMERICA
USA Sports provides biennial coverage the Ryder Cup – one of the biggest events in all of golf – as well as the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, the PGA WORKS Collegiate Championship, and the PGA Professional Championship. Golf Channel surrounds the PGA Championship and Ryder Cup with its Live From week-long on-site studio show.
ATLANTIC 10
USA Sports will present more than 40 regular season A-10 men’s and women’s college basketball games on USA Network during the 2025-2026 season – highlighted by Saturday and Sunday double- and triple-headers – as well as men’s and women’s conference tournament games.
DP WORLD TOUR
Golf Channel will present comprehensive coverage of the DP World Tour in 2026, presenting all 35-plus events of the preeminent men’s professional tour of the European Tour group spanning 26 different countries.
AUGUSTA NATIONAL GOLF CLUB
Golf Channel will be on-site at Augusta National Golf Club all week long with Live From The Masters, providing the most compelling pre- and post-round analysis for The Masters Tournament. Golf Channel also presents annual coverage of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur held at Champions Retreat and Augusta National Golf Club, as well as the annual Drive, Chip, and Putt National Finals which showcases junior golfers from ages 7-15 competing at Augusta National on the Sunday prior to the Masters.
COLLEGE GOLF
Golf Channel is the home of men’s and women’s college golf in the United States with live coverage of more than 10 events in the spring and fall of 2026, including the men’s and women’s NCAA Championships, the St Andrews Links Collegiate at St Andrews in Scotland, and the East Lake Cup at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Ga.
LEAGUE ONE VOLLEYBALL (LOVB)
Earlier this year, USA Sports announced a multi-year deal with League One Volleyball (LOVB, pronounced “LOVE”), the premier women’s professional volleyball league in the U.S. Beginning in January 2026, USA Network will present a primetime Match of the Week on Wednesday nights at 8 p.m. ET, culminating with the LOVB Championship Match on USA Network in April.
Additionally, USA Sports’ portfolio is complemented by VERSANT’s established digital and streaming sports businesses including GolfNow, the industry leader in golf course management technology and the world’s largest tee-time reservations platform; GolfPass, its golf membership program co-founded by Rory McIlroy; and youth sports technology and video platform SportsEngine.
Ridge Holland Explains Explains Why He Took A One Year Deal In 2024
As noted before, WWE terminated Ridge Holland’s, real name Luke Menzies, contract on November 5th following recent comments he made on social media about his grievances over WWE’s decision to let his contract expire while he was injured. Holland’s contract had originally been set to expire on November 14th. Holland has been out of action since this past September due to a lisfranc injury he suffered at a TNA Impact! taping.
A recent episode of the Busted Open Radio podcast featured Menzies as the guest. One of the topics discussed included Menzies’ thoughts about the reason why he took a one-year deal with WWE instead of the three-year deal that was offered by the company.
“When I renegotiated my deal last year, I renegotiated a one year deal to bet on myself. In that negotiation, it was a 50% cut. I would challenge anyone to one day go from earning a certain amount of money to then taking a 50% pay cut for 12 months. That’s going to put your feet to the fire. The year goes on, and it doesn’t go as I wanted. Went to TNA, got hurt. A week after surgery, I got told with four weeks notice that my contract wasn’t going to be renewed. In four weeks, my money stops. I have no financial income and I can’t work for seven months. I can’t earn a living. Plus, the fact that I may have a neck fusion on top of the foot as well. They ended up terminating me because I had bad news about the house being put up for foreclosure. I went on Twitter, foolish of me, but I was full of emotion, and I said some things that I shouldn’t have, and the company viewed that as breach, so they fired me on the spot. That was a lapse in clear thinking. A lot of emotion knowing my career was coming to an end in WWE, I was just venting. Unfortunately, it was the wrong decision. They ended up terminating my contract a week before it was due to end.”
Menzies also gave his thoughts about why there was a big pay cut in his contract and how he was told that they didn’t value him anymore.
“I went from main roster to NXT. I had a conversation with the head coach, they threw the number out there and I was like, ‘Why? Where did this number come from?’ They said to me point blank, ‘They,’ whoever they is, ‘don’t see the value.’ I kept asking, ‘Who is they? I would like to talk to these people in person and get their side of the story.’ When you tell someone they are not valued…it’s a contradiction because if they didn’t see value, they would have cut me right there and then. If they didn’t see the value, why offer me a three-year deal for a 50% pay cut? I said, ‘I can’t be tied in for three years at that money. I’ll bet on myself for a year and let the chips fall where they may.’ I really don’t know where the 50% came from other than they said they didn’t see the value. They lit a fire under my ass. ‘Well, I’ll prove you wrong.’ Obviously, things went the way they went. I got taken off TV. EVOLVE was an opportunity to rebrand myself. Went to TNA, had a great time, wrestled Mike (Santana), then the foot injury happened, and I got not renewed.”
Transcript h/t: Fightful.com
Kazuchika Okada on Why His Match Against Hiroshi Tanahashi Should Main Event NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20, His Approach to Tanahashi Match, Tanahashi’s Importance on His Wrestling Career, Differences Between Working in AEW & NJPW, & More
AEW Announces Date & Location for AEW Revolution 2026
Various: Three AEW vs. CMLL Matches Set for 12/9 CMLL Dream Matches Friday Show, Current Card for 12/4 TNA Impact! Show, Current Card for 12/4 ROH TV Show, Indies/Misc.
