Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-27271846-20190727011215/@comment-24669364-20190808213719

The 2014 version would be free, because in that timeline, Black Widow killed herself in order to obtain the Soul Stone. In this timeline, Red Skull would've been free of the curse.

In the original timeline (where Gamora v1 was killed), the Red Skull was free as well. However, this is the same timeline where the Snap happened, prompting the Avengers to go back in time. When Capt. America returned the stones (and in doing so, placing the Soul Stone back to Vormir), Red Skull was forced back into being the Soul Stone's stonekeeper.