there was said to be a 3 man panel, at least in show of Gotti, DeCicco and Gallo. Decicco gave the seat to Gotti thinking gotti could never be an underboss himself, with a secret plot to kill Gotti within a year if he didn't perform effectively. Sammy The Bull was in on the one year boss idea as well, however Decicco go bombed within that 1st year and after that it was only about 5 years and 4 trials before Gravano flipped and sunk the world