For all his flaws with being too flashy Gotti knew how to play lcn as well as anyone. He obviously had balls the size of dinosaurs;

He takes over his aging capos crew as an associate.
He manages to organise a coup against a longstanding boss who goes back Appalachin (when Gotti would’ve been a snot nosed 16 yr old)
He gets Bonannoa reinstated on the commission
He organises a civil war behind the scenes backing orena and calling for carmines resignation openly (he even had the audacity to call snake a rat for some bs reasons)
He puts Stanfa in as boss of Philly.

All from nothing. His family had no lineage in the mob and had no money coming up. All self made.

Obviously gotti been done more than anyone over and over again but he really done amazing from. Nothing. No wonder he was happy to be lifed off in his 50s.

And I’m surprised lil Dino hasn’t managed to get that 50 reduced as he skated on the murders.

And never knew about scarpas wife speaking to ally boy. How random is that was he screwing her?