I think a decent lawyer could get a judge to nullify some of these silly clauses the WWE is always adding. Even if they chose to extend the contract due to Bryan not meeting dates, I'm very certain a judge would take into account that WWE was not letting him wrestle and meet those dates. Bryan's willingness and desire to is quite evident.
Also in regards to their no compete clauses, WWE has long established that they are not a pro wrestling company and not in competition with wrestling companies. In front of the right judge, those things could come back to bite them on the ass.
That's the thing about contracts these days, they're all breakable in front of the right judge.