If they don’t kill an “a-lister” then the death is meaningless to this narrative. It’s meant to carry that kind of weight because Negan is not to be fucked with. Abraham has already outlived his comicbook life anyway. So have Carol and Morgan at this point too.

Game of thrones kills off main characters left and right. It’s been proven that fans will follow a show regardless of who is killed off. I would much rather they tell a complete story as opposed to one dictated by the masses.