User blog comment:Fliu/Chapter 985: Kaido's Big Plans/@comment-174.84.22.252-20200721160133/@comment-29391896-20200723035321

Yeah the fight againist Katakuri felt like Oda just handed Luffy the win againist all odds, it feels like one of the few cases of plot armour in the series.

Katakuri had enough energy to stand up again, he probably could've stomped Luffy's head, but he wanted Luffy to beat him and not have to stress about his "never defeated or laid down on his back" image anymore.