Point is, Oda foreshadowed that Luffy's followers would be involved in a historic "incident". Egghead has been described as a historic "incident". In the context of One Piece being on its final path, how many more historic incidents are there left? Sure, there's the final battle that's going to make Marineford look like nothing, but I don't think that's what was being alluded to. This is the perfect time to make good on that foreshadowing from Dressrosa.
I feel Blackbeard Pirates would be too on-the-nose, and Oda has a habit of challenging our expectations. Though it doesn't mean they're mutually exclusive. We could end up seeing both the Grand Fleet coming to the Straw Hats' rescue, and BB's crew showing up as well.
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