Scorpio Sky Opens Up About AEW Hiatuses, Calls Past Few Years ‘Very Difficult’

Scorpio Sky has broken his silence on the extended periods he spent away from AEW television, describing the stretch as an especially tough chapter in his career.

When Sky first arrived in AEW, SoCal Uncensored — the faction he formed alongside Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian — was a consistent presence on the company’s programming. Over time, however, the group’s television exposure steadily declined, and Sky himself found his role shrinking along with it. He went through multiple hiatuses spanning several months at a stretch, and the situation weighed heavily on him personally, with Sky characterizing the past few years as very difficult.

The circumstances are notable because the absences apparently did not stem from injury alone. For a performer who was prominently featured in AEW’s early days — Sky held the TNT Championship and was regularly involved in prominent angles during that period — the shift to extended inactivity represented a stark change in fortune.

SoCal Uncensored was one of the more recognizable acts from AEW’s launch era, bringing established Ring of Honor credibility and years of tag-team chemistry to a roster that was still finding its footing. Seeing that unit gradually fade from weekly television while under contract has been a point of frustration that Sky is now willing to address publicly.

Whether his candid comments signal a change in his standing within the company or simply serve as a reflection on a frustrating period remains to be seen, but Sky’s willingness to speak on the matter suggests the experience left a lasting mark.