>Is his situation that he can never actually wrestle another
>match? I've been wondering if this promo was about elevating
>Miz or paving the way for Bryan's one-off comeback match?

He wanted to, and they basically paid him not to head out to the indies and kill himself. They can't be seen as caving to his desire to wrestle either, even of it's - pretty safe situation. Not with the lawsuits they have.