Tommy Gambino was actually his choice for Boss. Bilotti would’ve been Underboss
I can see what he was going for. He was trying to mimic the white collar Boss / blue collar underboss dynamic that he had had with Neil
I could be wrong however, I thought that Paul, appointed Bilioti A.B. if he were to lose at trial and go away. I thought that was another the family was upset with him.
Bilotti was appointed Underboss, replacing Neil
His initial succession plan was a ruling panel of Tommy Gambino and John Gotti with Tommy B as Underboss. Then he revised it to Tommy Gambino becoming Acting Boss and Bilotti staying on as Underboss.
