Like someone else mentioned, it seems like by leaving the "who" as a cliffhanger, it will probably cause some emotional detachment by the time season 7 starts.
It makes me think that season 7 might start with a bit of a flashback for the first episode. They can show what happened from the time Daryl, Glenn, Eugene and the rest were captured until the time the execution occurred, but from their point of view. Then they could show the beating from the perspective of the those watching so you see who it is firsthand. And now that Negan is no longer a mystery, they could add filler showing Negan behind the scenes until that moment and develop his character a little.
I realize that it might not advance the story per se, but it might bring back some of the emotional attachment to the person getting Lucille'd.
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