Probably bullshit stories and wild speculations by outsiders. Lomdardozzi was def not considered for the top spot after Castellano was killed. Gotti would not have allowed that.

Here´s the succession line of Lombardozzi´s crew:

- Lombardozzi, demoted in 1965
- Joseph Gennaro, crew split between Gennaro and Jimmy "Brown" Failla in 1967. Gennaro died in 1968 and was replaced by Jimmy Corrao.

Danny Marino was made in the 1970s, into Failla´s crew and was given a crew to run around 1987, seperate from Failla´s.