Oda loves to subvert expectations, Shanks dying to BB is so predictable at this point that I don’t see it happening. With Shanks’ connection to the WG, I can see him dying to Garling or Imu as more likely by the minute. Shanks vs BB will happen but it will be interrupted.
Shanks will somehow end up fighting the WG in the free-for-all scramble for the One Piece. He’ll get a lot of feats and will be perfect for Imu to eventually use him as a hype tool. This will also add a more personal layer to Luffy vs Imu since we don’t need to do that for BB anymore. Luffy vs BB is already personal as it is.
Shanks will somehow end up fighting the WG in the free-for-all scramble for the One Piece. He’ll get a lot of feats and will be perfect for Imu to eventually use him as a hype tool. This will also add a more personal layer to Luffy vs Imu since we don’t need to do that for BB anymore. Luffy vs BB is already personal as it is.