Hell yes !
Beating kuma
Beat BM
Kill Kaido
Become the legend of wano .
Killing death ( Not confirmed tought but I hightly doubt that )
ANd now beating kizaru .
Yes before time skip I only remember when fans were saying zoro was about to beat kuma by himself when he apeared .
But after time skip this is getting crazy .
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Kid franky
Beating Kuma : ''Nothing happened'' is one the biggest wins the manga, he maybe didn t beat Kuma in a 1v1 fight but he did beat him in the battle of wills, plus I can't remember anyone saying Zoro would 1v1 Kuma (a Shishibukai) pre-ts after being exhausted throughout the arc (TB)
Beating BM : I have no idea what you are talking about; nobody thought that. Actually most people thought Luffy would do the job since he said it multiple times post TS (FI, PH, WCI)
Kill Kaido : an example you already used and even then, a lot of hints were there so it's not like it came out of nowhere
Become a legend of Wano : So we have various characters commenting on Zoro and his resemblance with Uchimaru, Ryuma, Oden (Enma taming) only for it to be bait but Zoro fans are the crazy ones ?
Killing death : What was the purpose of the scene with the grim reaper and even Zoro ''talking'' to it ?
Beating Kizaru : Reasonable since he has a personal beef with the Admiral and if Luffy fights Akainu then Zoro fights the n2 who seems to be Kizaru; nothing crazy here.
All this to say that it's not out of the blue, there are actual clues and sometimes even downright panels from the author that can't go another way or he would contradict his own story, which he did numerous times post-ts (probably to ''subvert expectations'')
Some people get overhyped sometimes I fully agree with that but it's mainly Oda's fault and his pseudo-hype that gets thrown out the window some chapters later.