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Jinder Mahal's henchman Samir Singh will miss WWE's Royal Rumble and WrestleMania after tearing his ACL.

The SmackDown Live superstar suffered the devastating injury during a ringside battle with Bobby Roode last week.

He was unable to prevent the Glorious one from capturing the WWE United States Championship at the expense of his boss Mahal.

Singh, real name Harvinder Sihra, revealed the full extent of the anterior cruciate ligament damage with this heartbreaking post on Instagram.

(Image: Samir Singh/Instagram) (Image: © WWE)

Posting an image of him in hospital, he said: "Last week I tore my ACL and it goes without saying that this past week has been very emotional.

"The more I think about it, the less it makes sense.

"All I know is that god is the sovereign of my life and that everything that comes to pass is his blessing.

"I thank you all for the continued love and support. I can't wait to be back."

Recovery time for a torn ACL is usually between six and nine months, meaning he may not be seen again until late summer.

Another WWE superstar, Big Cass, is currently recovering from the same injury after sustaining the same injury blow in August 2017.

Samir later posted another picture of him with his doctor, Jeff Dugas.

He said: "A big thank you to Dr. Jeff Dugas and the entire medical staff at St. Vincent’s in Birmingham, Alabama for taking care of me this week and getting me back on the road to recovery. Much love."

Samir and his brother Sunil, real name Gurvinder Sihra, made their main roster debut with WWE as Mahal's right hand men.

The popular duo, formerly known as the Bollywood Boyz, helped the Modern Day Maharaja to win the WWE Championship.

And they did more than anyone to help him retain it, taking all sorts of punishment to prevent Randy Orton clinching the title.

Some of the bumps they received at the hands of the Viper had fans wincing and they earned the respect of viewers worldwide for their efforts.

Mahal's underwhelming reign came to an end at the hands of current champion AJ Styles on SmackDown LIVE in Manchester in November.

Since then the pairing did the best to help their Indo-Canadian boss capture the US title, but he came up short in that quest thanks to Roode.

Watch WWE Royal Rumble 2018 live on the WWE Network or on Sky Sports Box Office at midnight on Sunday, January 28.

You can follow all the action as it happens in the Mirror Sport WWE Royal Rumble Live Blog from 9pm on Sunday, January 28.