I will say that I'd find it really jarring for Oda to hide King's appearance this long. Only to defeat him in the same chapter seems very anticlimactic, but since Queen went down to the same effect, I'm not sure how much I believe he's fine after this chapter. But I guess either the following are possible:
- 1036 is still Zoro vs King (unlikely imo)
- some future chapter (1036-1038) has the Calamities get up due to awakening their fruits, maybe even the F6
This COULD explain some of the weird cuts in all the fights, or the last minute revelations, but I have to say, Oda has given more exposure to these villains than any other villain group in the series. We just want more, but he's done more than he's ever done in the past.