Originally Posted by Turnbull
I'd add Wonder Boy to the list. He was a heavy hitter with Luchese's in the 90's.


Agree with that 100% - I neglected to name anyone in the Lukes in the 90s as it was such a f**king shitshow in that family in those years, but certainly rising from the ashes were Little Joe, Louis Daidone along with Crea and Madonna with DeSantis and Dellorusso coming up too.

I know Madonna wasn't made til the late 90s but thats kind of a technicality, he'd been a heavyweight in the Lukes since the 70's.

I've been thinking about this a while and I have to give Hollander credit as the OP - this is a really fascinating era of the Mob to look at. It was sort of the hangover that followed the big 80's and early 90's crackdowns and was an era I think "The Sopranos" captured well; a mix of old time guys dealing with a new generation with a whole mix of young and old and different values.

The Gambino's, Luccheses and Colombos were all still coming out of some very dark times. Genovese and Bonannos were still doing well, and yet Chin's downfall and Massino's betrayal were just around the corner...

These days the mob must be looking back on the mob of the '90s like it was the golden era!