Discovery Channel’s first Shark Week aired in 1988. Since that time, it has become a tradition enmeshed into the fabric of American summer—like baseball, fireworks or campfire s’mores. According to the, Shark Week is the longest-running cable TV programming event in history. Last year alone, over 20 million viewers tuned into the event.
It’s unlikely that Cena will wrestle a shark, but we can hope for it. Kidding aside, scientists advise people who find themselves in the extremely low probability event of being attacked by a shark to fight back, aiming for the eyes, gills and snout.