More than likely he was only hired back because of Conrad/Starrcast affiliating themselves with AEW. Like a lot of talent signed by WWE, the company doesn't really have an interest in them, they just don't want anyone else to have them.
This is probably the end of the show, because going forward I can't imagine them wanting/allowing him to do it much longer. Podcast felt like it ran out of steam months ago anyway. I stopped listening to every episode back in the fall and only listened if a subject interested me.