Originally Posted By: Sonny_Black
Originally Posted By: antimafia
was tapped as a godfather candidate (possibly by Vito himself)


Is there any evidence that suggests he was in fact considered as a successor by Vito himself, other than speculation?


No one on this board has any evidence of who Rizzuto named as a successor—insofar as he did—especially you and me.

I'm fairly certain you've seen this news item written by Daniel Renaud four days after Rizzuto died:

https://www.evernote.com/shard/s229/sh/8...ba63331d35dbff8