PWG was definitely booking him, they booked Curt Hawking when he left the E' and he wasn't even half the "star" (hard quotes on this one) Ryder was.
And if Ryder wanted a puro booking he could've gotten one. At the very least in All Japan, ad if he had a good run there then he could've gotten an offer from New Japan eventually
By the way, I think Ryder sucked as a talent and dude was smart as hell maximizing the power of social media and his ingenuity. But he could've made good money besides WWE and probably gotten a 2 year run before getting an offer to come back