After retiring from rugby league refereeing, Harrigan was a referee in "Gladiators". The tournament was criticized for many poor and questionable refereeing decisions. Controversial refereeing decisions then provoked the ire of both teams. Several contentious refereeing decisions went against Forest. Other sections of the DCR include refereeing techniques, scorekeeping instructions, and tournament guidelines. For this reason, refereeing decisions are sometimes controversial. There was much controversy over the refereeing in the tournament. The Soviet coaches blamed the loss on the refereeing. The match saw some controversies related to the refereeing by Juan Brozzi. He worked various civilian jobs, including refereeing and participating in professional wrestling matches. The match was overshadowed by a refereeing error that allowed Argentina's opening goal. Webb first took up refereeing in local leagues in 1989. Hart first began helping the promotion by refereeing matches. Cone started refereeing independent wrestling matches in August 1996. After this match, the National Wrestling Alliance relieved Long of his refereeing duties.