Canon fact : Luffy is has the powers of sun God Nika, he's Joybou
The moon was shown behind him when he started using awakening
Headcanon: Zoro is the moon, look go back to (insert arcs is the past) even his attacks bla bla
"Does it make sense for him to be done like this?" Did ZKK make sense narrative wise? No
First you said "let's wait for narrator box, defeat confirmation, etc.... " "cirizens must know kaido lost"
now you just clinging to dumb wishes "kaidp will get up" get up and do what? Lol
Katakuri was awake after his defeat, did you see him fight again? No
Enel was awake after his defeat, did you see him fight again? No
No major villain defeated by Luffy gets the luxury to fight luffy or kill civilians again. They either leave on their own or get captured or do nothing