It kinda does in this game. Mika doesn't get much after a throw and way less damage than with a CC combo, so does Zangief unless he spends meter.
Of course you can't be read like that or you'll get thrown 10 times a round.
Less dangerous to eat a throw than Mika's damage
In general I still think it's better advice vs the shotos than vs grapplers, maybe it's just because when playing Mika I like to use her EX command throw a lot, and that's like 220 damage.
She no longer gets the ability to put you into a corner for free. So pretty big.
The passion rope move still works both ways, it's just less safe. No more meterless reversals also means you can be even more agrressive with your mixups, so I don't think it'll be all that bad.