To have a discussion we must first find a starting point.
In your puny mind Zoro is some kind of demigod who is supposed to fight the main boss of every arc yet ends up fighting random goons and you keep making excuses to hype them.

we tried to reason with how tension remains that arc.
- We said Zoro vs Kizaru because Zoro vs Lucci had no stakes at all lmao, Luffy had bigger and stronger enemied to face that arc. The gap was always there. Rather y'all have Kizaru crying in a corner lmao
- Zoro one shot Lucci with just one named attack lol.
- we said Zoro and luffy vs DR Loki, because again there was no tension at all with Holy knights lmao. And no one in the fuck expected Imu to come in person lmao. Oda filled the gap and delivered.
Moment Holy knights got their omen buff even usual Zoro fans started matching up Zoro and HK match up lol. Even more after the recent chapter.
' speculation ' doesn't hurt anyone lmao, it's a part of discussion. That's what the forum is about lol.
But as I said you all love to headcanon the shit out of manga and things people say in your delusions lmao. Selective reading at it's peak lmao.