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You say it's imagination; I say it's the actual most likely outcome if Trump falls off the GOP ticket, regardless of how it happens.
And I'd go a step farther and assert that this is the real reason Trump is laying personal claim to the RNC now and putting a family member in, much like Napoleon putting relatives on all the European thrones he could.
To Trump's solipsistic brain, he IS the RNC, the Republican party, and still the president, so why is there a pot of money that he does not yet control?
But it's not just the money, although the money is certainly the most important thing. Remember that caucuses and conventions are not dictated by the Constitution, only the Electoral College and the actual counting of the presidential votes are. The rest is up to the states and to the individual parties, and they rely far more on tradition and handshake agreements as opposed to actual law.
Thus, if Trump controls the RNC, I'm not entirely sure there's a mechanism to prevent him from simply naming himself the Republican candidate, even if he's in jail or off the ballot or Nikki Haley gets more votes.
Also, once the RNC is his to run, what compels him to even continue the Republican primary schedule?